The Shy Assassin: The Inspiring Story of Cyril 'Frank' Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace turned D-Day Mosquito Pilot: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shy Assassin: The Inspiring Story of Cyril 'Frank' Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace turned D-Day Mosquito Pilot runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Langan (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Langan
Michael Langan narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 678 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
608 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Shy Assassin: The Inspiring Story of Cyril 'Frank' Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace turned D-Day Mosquito Pilot is an audiobook by Air Marshal G.A. 'Black' Robertson: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Langan, released January 28, 2026, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Langan
- Released
- January 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History), Europe
- ISBN
- 9798318549489
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shy Assassin: The Inspiring Story of Cyril 'Frank' Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace turned D-Day Mosquito Pilot as an audiobook?
The Shy Assassin: The Inspiring Story of Cyril 'Frank' Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace turned D-Day Mosquito Pilot runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
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Who narrates The Shy Assassin: The Inspiring Story of Cyril 'Frank' Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace turned D-Day Mosquito Pilot?
The Shy Assassin: The Inspiring Story of Cyril 'Frank' Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace turned D-Day Mosquito Pilot is narrated by Michael Langan.