Four Aces

Air Combat Stories #2

by Thomson Burtis, J. Clemens Gretta (Illustrator)

As commanding officers of Special Flight A, Rud Riley and Jerry Lacey are thrown into the thickest of the air fighting.

216 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1932

About the author

Henry Thomson Burtis was born in Brooklyn, New York. After serving as a lieutenant in US Army Air Service and as a member of the aerial border patrol, Burtis worked as a newspaper reporter before becoming a writer. He wrote more than two hundred stories for pulp magazines such as Adventure as well as over 20 novels, most of which had an aviation theme and were written for children. Many of his stories appeared in The American Boy. In Old Oklahoma was one of several films that were adapted from his short stories.

Thomson Burtis died in Santa Monica, California, on April 24, 1971.

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, action-packed novel with clean, sharp writing. Purportedly written by an army combat pilot from the Great War. Very enjoyable to read!