Age of Aces » Harriet Quimby http://www.ageofaces.net The Best in Air-War Fiction Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 “Famous Sky Fighters, October 1936″ by Terry Gilkison http://www.ageofaces.net/2020/01/famous-sky-fighters-october-1936-by-terry-gilkison/ http://www.ageofaces.net/2020/01/famous-sky-fighters-october-1936-by-terry-gilkison/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:00:24 +0000 David http://www.ageofaces.net/?p=8653 STARTING in the October 1933 issue of Sky Fighters and running almost 5 years, Terry Gilkison’s “Famous Sky Fighters” was a staple of the magazine. Each month Gilkison would illustrate in a two page spread different Aces that rose to fame during the Great War.

Although Gilkison was probably better known for his syndicated newspaper work, he also provided black and white story interior illustrations for pulp magazines. His work appeared in Clues, Thrilling Adventures, Texas Rangers, Thrilling Mystery, Thrilling Western, and Popular Western. Gilkison provided similar features in a few other Thrilling Publications—there was “Famous Soldiers of Fortune” and later “Adventure Thrills” in Thrilling Adventures, Famous Crimes” in Thrilling Detective, and the fully illustrated air adventure stories of Buck Barton “The Flying Devil” in The Lone Eagle! He signed most of this work with only his initials “T.G.” to maintain a low profile and preserve his reputation as a syndicated newspaper cartoon artist.

The October 1936 installment, from the pages of Sky Fighters, features Colonel Charles Kerwood, S.A. Andree, Rene Fonck, Major Christopher Draper and the first licensed woman pilot in the US, Harriet Quimby!

Next time in “Famous Sky Fighters”, Terry Gilkison features Major Edward Mannock, Lt. Clyde Balsley, and Lt. Victor Chapman! Don’t miss it!

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