William Earl Johns Quotes

“Set in the last years of the First World War air combat has now become the order of the day and air dueling is a fine art.”

“Here they come!′ The words were sufficient to cause all further pretence to be abandoned; officers and men together were on their feet peering with hand-shaded eyes towards the setting sun came..”

″...but he fell in love with the watchers on the tarmac to await the arrival of the overdue machines.”

″‘So, that’s it, is it?’ he muttered. ‘You’re the bait and I’m the fish. That’s your game. Well, they’ll get me, but you ‘re getting yours first.”

“The Camel closed up until it was flying beside him; the pilot smiling. Biggles showed his teeth in what he imagined to be an answering smile.”

“You swine,′ he breathed: ‘you dirty, unutterable, murdering swine! I’m going to kill you if it’s the last thing I do on earth.”

“Biggles and his fellow pilots now have to contend with the enemy using their own British aircraft, a Sopwith Camel, to lure the British pilots to their deaths...

“From the dim depths of the hangar half a dozen tousled-headed ack-emmas watched their officers furtively as they pretended to work on a war-scarred Camel.”

“The Camel closed up until it was flying beside him; the pilot smiling. Biggles showed his teeth in what he imagined to be an answering smile. ”

“I’m going to kill you if it’s the last thing I do on earth.′ Something made him glance upwards. Five Fokker triplanes were coming down on him like bolts from the blue.”

“The following morning Mahoney was bringing his Flight back by the way of Mossyface Wood as arranged. HIs altimeter registered 10,000 feet.”

“The pink hue of dawn had turned to turquoise when Mahoney turned for home at the end of the dawn patrol. One machine of his Flight was lagging back, and for the hundredth time he turned and waved for it to close up, smiling as he did so.”