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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; July 1932 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1932]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The July 1932 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features facts about the first ani-aircraft gun; the first seaplane; the first dual control in a plane; and the first aircraft show in America!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; March 1932 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1932]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporal Edmond C. Genet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Famous Firsts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lafayette Escadrille]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March 1932]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marjorie Stinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raoul Lufbery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vic Vac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victor E. Chapman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The March 1932 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features facts about Edmond Genet, Victor Chapman, Marjorie Stinson, the ever reliable Jennie and the Stars and Stripes!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The March 1932 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features facts about Edmond Genet, Victor Chapman, Marjorie Stinson, the ever reliable Jennie and the Stars and Stripes!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; September 1931 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Max Immelmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oswald Boelcke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[September 1931]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The September 1931 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features facts about the Sopwith Tabloid, the Fokker Eindecker, the Taube and Captain Oswald Boelcke, and Lieutenant Max Immeman!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The September 1931 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features facts about the Sopwith Tabloid, the Fokker Eindecker, the Taube and Captain Oswald Boelcke, and Lieutenant Max Immeman!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; November 1933 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1933]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aileen Vollick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Famous Firsts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[November 1933]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[T.E. Selfridge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The November 1933 installment, from the pages of <em>War Birds,</em> features President Taft, Parachute flares, the first fatal crash and Aileen Vollickâ€”Canada's first woman pilot!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The November 1933 installment, from the pages of <em>War Birds,</em> features President Taft, Parachute flares, the first fatal crash and Aileen Vollickâ€”Canada&#8217;s first woman pilot!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; January 1932 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[G.L. Cruickshank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[January 1932]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The January 1932 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features Bert Hall, the first successful attempt to land an agent behind the lines, and the first biplane equipped with a Lewis gun!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The January 1932 installment, from the pages of <em>War Birds,</em> features Bert Hall, the first successful attempt to land an agent behind the lines, and the first biplane equipped with a Lewis gun!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; June 1932 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[185th Pursuit Squadron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1932]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[94th Squadron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Famous Firsts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[June 1932]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Second Balloon Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The June 1932 installment, from the pages of War Aces, features George Washington (who witnessed the first Air Journey in Americaâ€”really!), The 94th Squadron, the 185th Pursuit Squadron and The Second Balloon Company!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The June 1932 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features George Washington (who witnessed the first Air Journey in Americaâ€”really!), The 94th Squadron, the 185th Pursuit Squadron and The Second Balloon Company!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; April 1932 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1932]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April 1932]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Famous Firsts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Alan McLeod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sopwith Tabloid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The April 1932 installment, from the pages of War Aces, features Lt. Alan McLeod, The Sopwith Tabloid, and the Number One Battle Squadron!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The April 1932 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features Lt. Alan McLeod, The Sopwith Tabloid, and the Number One Battle Squadron!</p>
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<p>Next Wednesday Barrett features George Washington (who witnessed the first Air Journey in Americaâ€”really), The 94th Squadron, the 185th Pursuit Squadron and The Second  Balloon Company!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; February 1932 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Famous Firsts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February 1932]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Bach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Col. Bill Thaw]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The February 1932 installment, from the pages of War Aces, features Bill Thaw, Jimmy Bach and the real Captain Strange!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The February 1932 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features Bill Thaw, Jimmy Bach and the real Captain Strange!</p>
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<p>Next Wednesday Barrett features Lt. Alan McLeod, The Sopwith Tabloid, and the Number One Battle Squadron!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; November 1931 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1931]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The November 1931 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features airplane firstsâ€”The British Experimental, The First plane to take off from a ship as well as the first to fall during the war!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The November 1931 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features airplane firstsâ€”The British Experimental, The First plane to take off from a ship as well as the first to fall during the war!</p>
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<p>Look for more installments of &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; coming soon!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; October 1931 by William E. Barrett</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1931]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The October 1931 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features Major General F.P. Lahm, The Sopwith Camel, and Captain William G. Schauffer!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS November we&#8217;re celebrating <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/authors-artists/william-e-barrett/">William E. Barrett&#8217;s</a> Birthday. Before he became renown for such classics as <strong>The Left Hand of God</strong> and <strong>Lilies of The Field</strong>, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazinesâ€”and nowhere more so than in <em>War Birds</em> and it&#8217;s companion magazine <em>War Aces</em> where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he&#8217;s best known for his nine <a href="http://www.ageofaces.net/our-books/the-iron-ace/"><strong>Iron Ace</strong></a> stories which ran in <em>Sky Birds</em> in the mid &#8217;30s!</p>
<p>Among those factual features was &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; which ran frequently in the pages of <em>War Aces</em>. &#8220;Famous Firsts&#8221; was an illustrated feature much along the lines of Barrett&#8217;s &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; that was running in <em>War Birds,</em> only here the facts were all statements of firsts. And like &#8220;Is That a Fact?&#8221; in <em>War Birds</em>, this feature was also taken over by noted cartoonist Victor &#8220;Vic Vac&#8221; Vaccarezza in 1932.</p>
<p>The October 1931 installment, from the pages of <em>War Aces,</em> features Major General F.P. Lahm, The Sopwith Camel, and Captain William G. Schauffer!</p>
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<p>Next Wednesday Barrett features airplane firstsâ€”The British Experimental, The First plane to take off from a ship as well as the first to fall during the war!</p>
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