WWI Aviation books cover art

[Rittmeister]

Originally Posted by Romani

DH2 vs Fokker - Geoff Hutchins

This one is really nice!

Anything from Fana or French publications on Nungesser I may have passed by or missed?

[Gregvan]

Well, this thread has been dormant long enough. Here are some nice covers from the pulp Air Stories, the "All British" magazine. It regularly featured stories by such veterans as W.E. Johns, Oliver Stewart, J. E. Gurdon, American Lafayette ace Edwin C. Parsons and of course, Arch Whitehouse. I hope that most of these are new to this thread. These covers were painted by an artist named S.R. Drigin, who did many pulp illos. Anyway, here's a nice Sopwith Strutter from January 1936:



From September 1935, Drigin again...this time a checkered Camel takes on a checkered FokkerTripe!


From July of 1935; whether he knew it or not, Drigin portrayed the orange and green SE5a's with the unit markings of No. 41 Sqdn.:


Drigin portrays some balloon action, from June 1935:

[backusstudio]

Thanks for the pulp covers, Greg. I've missed my pulp fix!

[Gregvan]

From March 1936, here's Drigin's portrayal of some blue & orange Brisfits, possibly a post-war scene on the far flung edges of the Empire?



The USA had its own pulp called "Air Stories,", though not as distinguished in its art nor its line-up of writers (though George Bruce was certainly prolific). From February 1928, with art by Frank McAleer:


The January 1929 issue, by artist E.K. Bergey.

[Gregvan]

Well, since Michael Backus needs his pulp fix, here are a few more. Hope I don't get in trouble for enabling someone's addiction!

From November 1933. One of the many titles from George Bruce, apparently with an article by Edwin C. Parsons and a bright red American Nieuport.:


This one may have appeared here before. If so, sorry! I think this is by Belarski.

[backusstudio]

[Gregvan]

Not quite Pulps, but anything by Elliott White Springs and Clayton Knight is worth sharing. Here's a cover by Knight for Springs' 1934 novel War Birds and Lady Birds, which was the English title for The Rise and Fall of Carol Banks:


Here's another fictional work by Springs, Contact from 1930. I'm not sure but I think this may be Knight as well:

[Gregvan]

A Brit by the name of Rowland Walker wrote some juvenile fiction titles about WWI pilots. Dastral of the Flying Corps was first published in 1918; The dashing Dastral seems (in this cover art, anyway) to have suffered some reverses with his rather battered aeroplane!


That book was followed by Deville McKeene, The Mystery Airman in 1919. At least this time the unknown cover artist portrayed the hero's Nieuport and opposing Albatros in better fashion:

[Gregvan]

Aces and Kings is a marvelous tale of the Aussie airmen in the Middle East by L.W. Sutherland, M.C., D.C.M. Here's a great dust cover by the respected Stanley Orton Bradshaw, for one of the original John Hamilton editions, circa 1937. It undoubtedly depicts the events of the last Chapter,"Nine Miles of Dead," in which the Aussie Bristols strafed the retreating Turks :


Here's a nice design on the book cover beneath the dust jacket, showing the nose of a Bristol fighter:

[Romani]

I haven't posted in a while, so here are a couple Windsock covers I found online. Quality is not the best, but I think they are attractive, unusual subjects


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