What is the first name of Capt. W E Johns's fictional flying hero, Biggles?
Biggles see them pitted against Nazis and common criminals, enjoying lots of sex along the way. Biggles James Bigglesworth, nicknamed "Biggles", is a fictional pilot and adventurer, the title character and hero of the "Biggles" series of adventure books, written for young readers by W. E. Johns (1893–1968). Biggles made his first appearance in the story "The White Fokker", published in the first issue of "Popular Flying" magazine and again as part of the first collection of Biggles stories, "The Camels Are Coming" (both 1932). Johns continued to write "Biggles books" until his death in 1968, the series eventually spanning nearly
W. E. Johns W. E. Johns William Earl Johns (5 February 189321 June 1968) was an English First World War pilot, and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the pen name Capt. W. E. Johns. He was the creator of the fictional air-adventurer "Biggles". Johns was born in Bengeo, Hertford, England, the son of Richard Eastman Johns, a fabric tailor, and Elizabeth Johns (née Earl), the daughter of a master butcher. A younger brother, Russell Ernest Johns, was born on 24 October 1895. Johns' early ambition was to be a soldier, and he was a crack shot with a rifle. From January