Age of Aces » Frank Sumner http://www.ageofaces.net The Best in Air-War Fiction Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 “Hell Birds” by Frank Sumner http://www.ageofaces.net/2026/07/hell-birds-by-frank-sumner/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2026/07/hell-birds-by-frank-sumner/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:17 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=14203 THIS week we have Frank Sumner’s “Hell Birds” from the August 1929 Flying Ace!

The roar of propellers—the whistling of wind through the wires—the insane chatter of guns—furious breath-taking battle in the clouds! Fighting in the sky-lanes over the scarred fields of Flanders was a thrill to Hellbird—but Hellbird was grounded for disobeying orders! Could any ace with that moniker stay out of a fight?

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