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Andrew A. (Andrew Augustine) Caffrey
1891–1970
A largely elusive writer of aviation adventure fiction, Andrew A. Caffrey brought the daring world of early flight and wartime pilots to the pages of popular magazines. His surviving stories include Pursuit and Then Luck Came In, both fast-moving tales shaped by courage, danger, and life in the air.
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Then luck came in
by Andrew A. (Andrew Augustine) Caffrey
Pursuit
by Andrew A. (Andrew Augustine) Caffrey
Named right
by Andrew A. (Andrew Augustine) Caffrey
About the author
Andrew Augustine Caffrey (1891–1970) was an American fiction writer whose work centered on aviation and military adventure. His stories appeared in magazines including Adventure, where “Pursuit” was published in 1929, and “Clipt Wings,” a tale of the early Air-Mail Service, appeared in 1926.
Project Gutenberg lists two works by Caffrey: Pursuit and Then Luck Came In. The latter, originally published in 1928, follows an aviation sergeant who longs to fly and reflects Caffrey’s interest in the risks, ambitions, and personalities surrounding early aviation.
Little biographical information about Caffrey has been preserved, but his surviving fiction offers a vivid glimpse into the popular aviation stories of the 1920s and 1930s—an era when airplanes, air mail, and aerial combat captured the public imagination.