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“Mark of the Killer” by Arthur J. Burks

Bill — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:46:38 +0000

Arthur J. Burks was a Marine during WWI and went on to become a prolific writer for the pulps in the 20’s and 30’s. In this story, which mixes air war and sports, he tells the tale of middleweight boxing champion Larry Drago, who carries a grudge match with a German boxer into the skies over France.

Download “Mark of the Killer” (July 1939, Sky Fighters)

“Sky Route To Hell” by Harold F. Cruickshank

Bill — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:39:18 +0000

The hero of our Age of Aces book “Sky Devil: Hell’s Skipper” returns to action once again in another WWII adventure. Bill Dawe had to change his name and lie about his age to join the RAF’s fight against Hitler’s Luftwaffe. Now, with his son a member, The Sky Devil’s Brood must take on a deadly mission to escort a supply convoy from England to Italy, This is the second of four WWII Sky Devil stories from Harold F. Cruickshank.

Download “Sky Route to Hell” (Spring 1946, Sky Fighters)

“Sky Devil and Son” by Harold F. Cruickshank

Bill — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:56:08 +0000

The hero of our Age of Aces book “Sky Devil: Hell’s Skipper” returns to action in WWII. Bill Dawe had to change his name and lie about his age to join the RAF’s fight against Hitler’s Luftwaffe. But little did he know that the most important mission of his life was soon to come. He must rescue his own son from the clutches of the S.S. This is the first of four WWII Sky Devil stories from Harold F. Cruickshank.

Download “Sky Devil and Son” (January 1943, Sky Fighters)

“Blood on the Sun” by Ralph Oppenheim

Bill — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:18:59 +0000

Here is the second of The Three Mosquitoes stories that were set in pre-WWII China. There isn’t much actual Air War in this one but there is still plenty of action as the Mosquitoes try to rescue a Chinese warlord’s son from the invading Japanese.

Download “Blood on the Sun” (November 1938, Sky Fighters)

“Stars for China” by Ralph Oppenheim

Bill — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:44:27 +0000

The Three Mosquitoes spent most of their time in Europe fighting the Kaiser’s worst in WWI. But this and one other of their exploits took place in pre-WWII China where they helped fight the invading Japanese. Author Ralph Oppenheim managed to update the trio for these stories and still keep the spirit of the Mosquitoes intact. An odd fact, Oppenheim wrote all these air tales having never flown.

Download “Stars for China” (January 1939, Sky Fighters)

“Savoias Out of Sapporo” by Arch Whitehouse

Bill — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:23:21 +0000

A Bancroft and Leadbeater Adventure.
It wasn’t that anything untoward had happened that made Todd Bancroft and Larry Leadbeater cringe. Practically nothing had happened, and you can‟t take a punch at nothing…

Download “Savoias Out of Sapporo” (January 1940, Sky Fighters)