Age of Aces » Major George Fielding Elliot

“The Suicide Strafe” by Major George Fielding Eliot

Bill — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:45:05 +0000

Those four victories to his credit meant nothing to Bob Sextonâ€”now. At last he had gotten Gerhardt, the invincible German aceâ€”had sent his famous Red-Wing plane crashing down to a fiery doom. Yet that fifth victoryâ€”the descendu that made him an aceâ€”was the one he would never be able to claim.

Download “The Suicide Strafe” (January 1935, Sky Birds)

“Without Benefit of Bullets” by Major George Fielding Eliot

Bill — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:43:45 +0000

Pat Magee didnâ€™t believe in ghosts, but how else could he explain the German two seater that landed on the Allied tarmac with empty cockpits. His curiosity had gotten him in trouble before, and now it was about to again.

Download “Without Benefit of Bullets” (November 1933, Flying Aces)

“Fat Cance” by Major George Fielding Eliot

Bill — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:44:00 +0000

Everyone likes a fat guy, unless they have to fly with him. â€œTubbyâ€ Gorkin could barely fit into the rear observerâ€™s cockpit and no pilot wanted him as their observer. Now, with a new hard edged C.O. coming on, it looked like the end of Tubbyâ€™s dream of becoming a pilot.

Download “Fat Chance” (December 1933, Sky Birds)

“The Falcon Strikes” by Major George Fielding Eliot

Bill — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:31:36 +0000

Lieutenant Jim Davison, a Yank serving with the Royal Flying Corps in the Caucasus, is caught between the Russians and the Germans as he tries to help Prince David of Georgia recover a lost treasure.

Download “The Falcon Strikes” (June 1935, Lone Eagle)