Flight to Mons

by Alexander Fullerton

When young Charlie Holt is chosen to take an airship to France in order to bring out a young girl and her mother, the motive for the challenge is intelligence—the girl has befriended a German officer who revealed the Germans' forthcoming military plans. Her information could save the war and millions of lives. It is agreed that in return for her intelligence, she and her invalid mother will be taken to safety. With a marine and air mechanic as accomplices, Holt sets out on his mission, but it all goes wrong when Holt confuses his directions. Out of a sense of honor and guilt, he will have to complete the mission—alone.

Genres: Fiction

298 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2003

About the author

Alexander Fullerton (1924–2008) was a British author of naval and other fiction. Born in 1924 in Suffolk and brought up in France, he was a cadet during the years 1938-1941 at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth from the age of thirteen. He went to sea serving first in the battleship Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean, and spent the rest of the war at sea - mostly under it, in submarines.

Fullerton's first novel SURFACE! sold over 500,000 copies. Then he worked on the 9-volume Nicholas Everard series that made his reputation.

Series:
* Nicholas Everard Saga
* Rosie Ewing

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[KOMET · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a First World War espionage thriller involving the use of an airship of Britain's Royal Naval Air Service to liberate an Allied spy from German-occupied Belgium.

[Eric Houlder · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent story about a neglected aspect of WWI

There are few novels about WWI dirigibles. This one is realistic, anachronism free, and keeps the reader page-turning. Did Charlie get his promotion?

[Robert Kohler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bag of gas

Good story, what else would one expect from Alexander Fullerton. A WW I navy lighter than air pilot who is thrust into a precarious situation and does have a bit of luck. As with this fine author, the characters are three dimensional and authentically human.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story but a shame about the ending - too many questions left unanswered.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Different sort of adventure -- World War I English pilot and his airship.