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William Earl Johns (5 February 1893 – 21 June 1968) was an English First World War pilot, and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the pen name Capt. W. E. Johns: best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles.

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rdfs:label	William Earl Johns (cs) William Earl Johns (de) William Earl Johns (fr) William Earl Johns (nl) W. E. Johns (en) W.E. Johns (sv)
rdfs:comment	William Earl Johns (* 5. Februar 1893 in , Hertfordshire; † 21. Juni 1968) war ein englischer Pilot und Schriftsteller. Bekannt wurde er neben seinem eigenen Namen auch unter den Pseudonymen W. E. Johns bzw. Captain W. E. Johns und William Earle. (de) William Earl Johns, né le 5 février 1893 à (en), dans le Hertfordshire, et mort le 21 juin 1968 dans le borough londonien de Richmond upon Thames, est un pilote de chasse, puis, sous les pseudonymes William Earle et Captain W. E. Johns, un romancier britannique, auteur de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse abordant tour à tour le genre policier, la science-fiction et les romans d'aventures, de guerre et d'espionnage. Il est principalement connu comme créateur de l'aventurier et as de l'aviation Biggles. (fr) William Earl Johns (5 February 1893 – 21 June 1968) was an English First World War pilot, and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the pen name Capt. W. E. Johns: best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles. (en) William Earl Johns (Bengeo, Hertfordshire, Engeland, 5 februari 1893 - Richmond upon Thames, 21 juni 1968) was een Engelse piloot en auteur, zijn boeken verschenen doorgaans met de naam Captain W.E. Johns. Hij is vooral bekend als de schrijver van de bekende Biggles. (nl) William Earl Johns (5. února 1893, Hereford, Anglie – 21. června 1968) byl britský pilot a spisovatel, autor knih o Bigglesovi. Války se účastnil jako britský válečný pilot. V první světové válce létal na letounech de Havilland DH 4, byl ale sestřelen letkou letounů Albatros D.V. Jeho střelec zahynul. Němci Johnse zajali, spletli si ho s pilotem podobného letadla, které shodilo bombu na německou školu. Johns měl být popraven, avšak omyl byl včas zjištěn a Johns byl na konci války vydán zpět do rukou Britů. V roce 1932 vydal svoji první povídku o světoznámém Bigglesovi. Povídka se jmenovala . K motivaci k Bigglesovi a Worrals, o které psal na zakázku pro Pomocné ženské sbory RAF, známé jako WAAF, snad posloužili Johnsovi přátelé, např. Lawrence z Arábie. V době bitvy o Británii a druhé svět (cs) William Earl Johns, pseudonym Capt. W. E. Johns (på svenska: kapten W. E. Johns), född 5 februari 1893 i Bengeo utanför Hertford, Hertfordshire, död 21 juni 1968 i Richmond i London, var en brittisk författare, militär, flygare och journalist, mest känd för böckerna om James "Biggles" Bigglesworth. De första Bigglesberättelserna publicerades i hans egen tidning Popular Flying. Den första riktiga boken om Biggles kom 1932. (sv)
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