Amazing Algy Moment of the Week

Biggles Takes Charge might as well have been named Algy Takes Charge, for the first half of the book is basically Algy doing everything by himself, musing about his past, going up against Von Stalhein. (Why couldn't you have written more books like this, eh, WEJ?)

The best Algy moment comes near the end, when Biggles and some other people have left the plane to get something and left Algy with the plane (as usual). Don't want to give away too much, but suffice to say that people are shooting at Algy and he has taken off and flown off somewhere else.

Meanwhile, we have this conversation between Biggles and his companions:

"You're sure he'll come back?" Boris spoke with marked anxiety.
"If there's one thing certain in this uncertain world it is that Algy won't go home without us," returned Biggles curtly. "We don't leave each other in the lurch, whatever happens."

--Biggles Takes Charge

Not really an "Algy" moment as he isn't even there, but amazing and shows what kind of a person Algy is, so still counts as an Amazing Algy Moment! I love how Biggles doesn't even doubt that Algy will come back: he knows that Algy will always come back, no matter how bad the situation is. 

Wish he'd remembered that he and Algy didn't leave each other in the lurch when he happily left Algy in the lurch and drove away in the stolen (?) cab after his meeting with Smith...