OK, Tom. Here we go:
In the early 1930's, "Aces" pulp magazine featured true stories about (guess what?) many of the war's real aces, with great cover art by Rudolph Belarski. Here's Udet, featured on the January 1932 issue. I guess this settles the question of what Udet's Dr.I REALLY looked like!
Here's the March 1932 issue about
David Putnam. Interesting thing is, Putnam really DID fly a red Spad XIII in the 139th Aero Squadron, and it was sometimes called the "red devil" - though I'm sure it didn't actually have a devil's head painted on it - and it didn't have British cockades! :
Here's the June 1932 issue with an article about my fellow Iowan James Norman Hall, by his fellow Lafayette Escadrille pilot
Edwin C. Parsons! The cover depicts Hall's Nieuport 28 of the 94th Aero stripping its wing fabric, which was part of the reason he was brought down and taken POW. The "Warrior under Three Flags" bit refers to the fact that Hall fought as an infantryman in the BEF ("Kitchener's Mob"), the French SPA124 and the USAS.
Sure wish I had these issues, but I just snagged these off the internet!