Dave Dawson in Libya is the third title in the Dave Dawson War Adventure series by author R. Sidney Bowen. The book debuted in 1941, and is set in Libya

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

, following the war in North Africa.

Plot

The plot begins on the Royal Navy carrier, H.M.S. Victory in the Mediterranean, as Dave Dawson and his co-pilot and friend, Freddy Farmer engage German Ju 88 and Heinkel He 111

Heinkel He 111

The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in the early 1930s in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Often described as a "Wolf in sheep's clothing", it masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium...

 aircraft in their Blackburn Skua

Blackburn Skua

The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft operated by the British Fleet Air Arm which combined the functions of a dive bomber and fighter. It was designed in the mid-1930s, and saw service in the early part of the Second World War...

fighter-bombers. After once again distinguishing themselves in combat, Dave and Freddy are sent to Libya, where they will have a series of captures, and escapes from German forces, coming out as heroes by the end of the novel.