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The Case of the Lunatic at Large is the eighth short story in the fourth anthology of Biggles Air Police short stories entitled Biggles and the Pirate Treasure. The anthology was first published in July, 1954 by Brockhampton.

Synopsis

An R.A.F. pilot has stolen a Halifax bomber and threatens to drop its bombs over Farnborough unless his brother, who has been charged with embezzling mess funds, is released.

Plot

Characters

The Special Air Police/Scotland Yard

  • Air Commodore Raymond
  • Biggles
  • Algy Lacey
  • Ginger Hebblethwaite
  • Bertie Lissie

Others

Aircraft

Places

Visited

  • Aucherlocherbie
  • Kinloss

Mentioned

Research Notes

References to the past

Incongruities

Chronology

References

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