02544cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000550011324500120016826400510018030000470023133600260027833700260030433800360033049000660036650000310043250800300046352013430049353400800183665300360191665300570195283000660200985600570207585600430213299900190217576083UtSlPG20260610134748.0mcr n260607r20251929utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCaffrey, Andrew A.q(Andrew Augustine),d1891-197010aPursuit 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from the April 15, 1929 issue of Adventure magazine.  aRelease date is 2025-05-13  aRoger Frank and Sue Clark  a"Pursuit by Andrew A. Caffrey" is an aviation war short story written in the late 1920s. Set in World War I, it follows American airmen flying observation and two-seat “balloon strafer” missions, exploring the tension between strict discipline and audacious initiative in combat.  The story centers on Jack Langdon, a hotshot pursuit pilot reassigned to lumbering DH two-seaters, who refuses to abandon fighter tactics. After a fatal low-level strafe with observer Akeley, Langdon finds a kindred spirit in ace gunner Samter; together they tweak their DH for maneuverability and rack up daring balloon and aircraft kills. Their aggressive style puts them at odds with Lieutenant Charles Surry Mudd, a meticulous, cautious flight leader whose reports clash with Major Mack’s practical tolerance for results. During a Meuse River mission, Samter is wounded, Langdon’s gun jams, and he cripples an enemy by ramming a wing—only to lose lift himself. In a startling act of comradeship, Mudd slides his own wing under Langdon’s to help him limp home, then is killed by ground fire before reaching safety. The tale closes with grudging respect and a reframing of Mudd’s pride—he “fell flying valiantly”—underscoring courage, ingenuity, and the complicated loyalties of air war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: The Butterick Publishing Company, 1929  aAir pilots, Military -- Fiction  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations -- Fiction 0aProduced from the April 15, 1929 issue of Adventure magazine.4 uhttps://archive.org/details/AdventureV070N031929041540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76083  c116808d116808