Posted by Peter Ceresole on January 12, 2008 at 11:29:51 from 80.176.146.133 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Biggles on BBC7 posted by Rob Marshall on January 12, 2008 at 23:40:14:
presumably when it was written they did not have handy trans-Atlantic flights.
When Ginger knocks down the 'Weinkel' (gawdelpus) by dropping a box onto it, the wing as it collapses is described as fabric, so I guess that's a fair assumption. (I did enjoy the reading on Listen Again...)
I think PanAm had started transatlantic flights, with metal flying boats, just before the war, and tickets cost a bomb, so taking a steamer across does sound likely.
The Age of Roger was a little later.