Helicopter in an Enid Blyton Story?

[pete9012S]

Can you think of any Enid Blyton story that includes a helicopter?

There's one very obvious one, but I don't think there are many.
Can we name five??

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[Katharine]

Was there one in Five Fall into Adventure?

[Barnard]

There was a helicopter in the Find-Outers story, The Vanished Prince.

[Barnard]

The Mountain of Adventure has a helicopter.

[Fiona1986]

The Rat-a-Tat Mystery

[pete9012S]

Many thanks Katharine, Barnard & Fiona.
Just one more chopper needed!!


1.1949 - The Mountain Of Adventure
2.1950 - Five Fall Into Adventure
3.1951 - The Mystery of The Vanished Prince
4.1956 - The Rat-A-Tat Mystery
5.

[Fiona1986]

A helicopter is mentioned in a short story about Santa:

Santa Claus Gets Busy from Enid Blyton’s Bright Story Book, 1952

Santa’s reindeer are ill and sneezing their heads off. The stable-man suggests that Santa heads out in a helicopter to deliver the presents.

Santa Claus snorted like a reindeer. “A helicopter! What next? I don’t go in for these new-fashioned things. I’m old fashioned and I like reindeer for Christmas Eve. Now – where in the world can I get some?”

[pete9012S]

1.1949 - The Mountain Of Adventure
2.1950 - Five Fall Into Adventure
3.1951 - The Mystery of The Vanished Prince
4.1956 - The Rat-A-Tat Mystery
5.1952 - Santa Claus Gets Busy


A superb last minute entry from the knowledgeable Fiona means we have reached our quota!
Well done everyone. Of course if you can think of any Choppers we've overlooked please post about 'em here!

Now, I'm going to read that story, Santa Claus Gets Busy. I have the version included in The tenth Holiday Book from 1955:

It can be read by shooting over to this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=8951

[Fiona1986]

That's not the same story, Pete. The one from the Bright Story Book ends with Santa Claus borrowing reindeer from London Zoo and enchanting them to fly with the words annimaloolipatahmakaroo. Yours actually has a helicopter in it rather than just one being mentioned, though!

[pete9012S]

Issue: No. 446
Date: December 24, 1948
Cover Art: uncredited
Publisher: George Newnes

https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/mag ... ?magid=697

That's really intriguing Fiona! So the story has the same title, but a different ending in the 1952 Bright Story Book, which I think according to the cave originated earlier in the Sunday Graphic Dec 21, 1947...

https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/bly ... perid=3956

The things you keep on discovering here are amazing - thanks.

[dsr]

Not technically Blyton, but there was a helicopter in the New Zealand TV version of "Valley of Adventure".

[Fiona1986]

There's also a play called Santa Claus Gets Busy by Blyton!

[pete9012S]

First edition: 1939
Publisher: A. Wheaton
Illustrator: not illustrated
Category: Wheaton Musical Plays
Genre: Fantasy
Type: Plays

https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/boo ... 28No.+6%29

Thank you Fiona. I didn't know about that. I wonder if the play includes a helicopter?

[pete9012S]

*imagines*

Santa:
Gnomes and fairies, I must say goodbye,
Drive my 'copter up into the sky,
I’ll come back again another year to you,
But now I must depart and journey all night through!

[Fiona1986]

No - having skimmed through it there are no helicopters!