The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship

A popular children's books author of the late 19th and early 20th century, Margaret Burnham had a way of telling exciting stories to the young audience. Her book "The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship" follows the adventures of Peggy and Roy Prescott as they build their own plane, struggle to win and Aviator contest and redeem their late father's estate.

The main protagonists of the story are the ingenious teenagers Peggy and Roy Prescott. They both love planes and aviation, and this is something they inherited from their father. Mister Prescott had always dreamt of building an airplane that would not be as limited as the models that were in current use. However, he never managed to see his dream come true, as he died soon after starting his grand project, while his children were in their teens.

The two teenagers never give up, and they soon start work on the framework that had already been started by their late father. They succeed in building an airplane like never before, a silent aircraft that would resemble a phantom airship. They nicknamed their plane The Golden Butterfly. Peggy and Roy plan to enter the young aviator's contest, where they can win the amazing prize of 5,000 dollars. They need the money in order to save their home which is about to be taken away by the evil banker Mister Harding.

Peggy and Roy find help in the siblingsJess and Jimsy Bancroft, embarking in exciting and perilous adventures which mostly take place aboard their trusted airship The Golden Butterfly. The story follows their adventures as they go through a kidnapping, the theft of valuable jewels and getting in touch with other desperate people in the Long Island village of Sandy Bay. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship is a must read for the young and adults alike, as there is never a dull moment in the Prescott's flying adventures.