"Tom Swift and His Airship" by Victor Appleton is a novel in the original Tom Swift series. Young inventor Tom Swift completes the Red Cloud, a revolutionary hybrid airship combining dirigible and airplane technology. Just as he prepares for a cross-country test flight, the Shopton bank is robbed and Tom becomes the prime suspect. Now airborne and branded a fugitive, he must race back home to clear his name while evading those who would shoot him down. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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