Project Gutenberg 2019-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 208 Porter, Horace 1863 De Hart, Horace Porter Biddle Hart, Horace Porter Biddle De Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in France and Belgium Or, Saving the Fortunes of the Trouvilles Produced by Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in France and Belgium" by Horace Porter is a young adult adventure story written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the exciting and risky exploits of young aviators Billy Barry and Henri Trouville as they find themselves amidst the dangers of World War I in France and Belgium. The engaging theme centers around their quest to uncover and recover buried family treasures, all while facing adventures involving air travel, military encounters, and personal bravery. The beginning of the story introduces us to a thrilling night journey aboard a sea-plane as the boys embark on their mission. Captain Leonidas Johnson pilots the aircraft, with the spirited Billy and Henri accompanying him. After a turbulent flight through stormy skies, the sea-plane is left stranded on the coast of Ostend, leading the boys into unforeseen adventures. As they navigate through the war-torn landscape, they encounter various challenges, including aerial dogfights and encounters with enemy forces, while also seeking to find a lost treasure hidden in their family estate. The initial chapters lay the groundwork for an action-packed narrative filled with camaraderie, bravery, and a sense of adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 385485 2025-06-24T08:23:40.727587 text/html 365810 2024-10-17T14:59:42 text/html 423957 2025-06-24T08:23:49.814580 application/epub+zip 423424 2025-06-24T08:23:42.023563 application/epub+zip 285683 2025-06-24T08:23:41.371637 application/epub+zip 517172 2025-06-24T08:23:55.189552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464149 2025-06-24T08:23:49.112547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327998 2022-09-27T13:31:35.567225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338712 2025-06-24T08:23:39.472586 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318768 2024-10-17T14:59:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17213 2025-06-24T08:23:55.348520 application/rdf+xml 31755 2025-06-24T08:23:41.483598 image/jpeg 4446 2025-06-24T08:23:41.425638 image/jpeg 334404 2025-06-24T08:23:40.780582 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog