Donald E. Keyhoe

Donald E. Keyhoe
Donald E. Keyhoe
Born	Donald Edward Keyhoe; 20 June 1897; Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa
Died	29 November 1988 (91); New Market, Shenandoah Co., Virginia

Donald Edward Keyhoe (June 20, 1897 - November 29, 1988) was an American Marine Corps naval aviator, manager of the promotional tours for aviators (including Charles Lindbergh), and writer on many aviation-related matters, including unidentified flying objects, a field in which he earned renown as a co-founder of National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP).

Selected Bibliography

Pulp Fiction (1920s-1940s)

Keyhoe also wrote stories beginning in the 1930s through the 1940s, featuring characters the likes of: Dr. Yen Sin, a Fu Manchu-type mastermind of the "Invisible Empire"; Michael Traile, "the Man Who Never Slept", Yen Sin's primary adversary; Captain Philip Strange, "The Phantom Ace of G-2" and "The Brain-Devil", a psychic ace fighter pilot during the First World War (in Flying Aces); Richard Knight, a.k.a. Secret Agent "Q", a WWI veteran who could see in the dark; Eric Trent, a magician and freelance flier; the Devil Dog Squadron (in Sky Birds); and the Vanished Legion (in Dare-Devil Aces).

Weird Tales (1925-1927)

Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1925), "The Grim Passenger", Weird Tales
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1926), "The Mystery Under the Sea", Weird Tales
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1926), "Through the Vortex", Weird Tales
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May 1927), "The Master of Doom", Weird Tales

The Devil Dog Squadron (1931-1935)

Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1931), "Devildogs of the Sky", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1931), "The Squadron Without a Name", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1931), "The Squadron in Scarlet", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1931), "The Frozen Fate", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1932), "Without Benefit of Bullets", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1932), "Flares in the Fog", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1932), "Suicide Shells", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1932), "The Crimson Fog", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1932), "Devildog Doom", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1932), "Lucky’s Day", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1933), "The Devil-Dogs Decoy", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1933), "The Flying Juggernaut", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1933), "The Squadron Nobody Knew", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1934), "Devildog Breed", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1934), "Hangars of Hell", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1934), "The Spandau Cyclone", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1934), "Devildog Dynamite", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1934), "Devil’s Double", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1935), "The Mystery Meteor", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1935), "Satan’s Courier", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1935), "Falcons of Fury", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1935), "The Devil’s Dynamo", Sky Birds
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1935), "Shells of Satan", Sky Birds

Captain Philip Strange (1931-1939)

Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1931), "A Squadron Will Perish", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1931), "Cocardes of Courage", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1931), "The Drome of Dread", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1932), "Spectre of the Red Knight", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1932), "The Code of K-14", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1932), "Port of Missing Pilots", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1932), "Hell's Gateway", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May 1932), "The Fokker Fiend", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1932), "The Devil's Holocaust", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1932), "The Red Demon", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1932), "The Brain-Devil of G-2", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1932), "Scourge of the Skies", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1932), "The Vanishing Staffel", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1933), "Vengeance of V-99", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1933), "The Masked Marauders", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1933), "The Sky Torch", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1933), "The Unholy Horror", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1933), "Tombstone Tarmac", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1933), "Marauders Without Mercy", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1933), "Hoodoo Drome", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1933), "The Ace of a Thousand Faces", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1934), "The Brain Devil's Double", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1934), "The Vanishing Avenger", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1934), "Satan's Staffel", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May 1934), "The Ghost from G-2", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1934), "The Midnight Ace", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1934), "Menace of the Unmasked", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1934), "Legion of the Lost", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1934), "Dealers in Death", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1934), "Devil's Bait", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1934), "The Gallows Ghost", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1934), "The Skull Staffel", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1935), "Raid of the Red Reaper", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1935), "Satan's Shroud", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May 1935), "The Bridge of Death", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1935), "Valley of Vengeance", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1935), "The Traitor Three", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1935), "Scourge of the Spectre", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1935), "Squadron of Masked Men", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1935), "Weird Wireless", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1935), "Devil of the Yellow Doom", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1936), "Strafe of the Flying Corpse", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1936), "Dromes of Hades", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1936), "The Armored Corpse", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1936), "The Skeleton Barrage", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May 1936), "Staffel of the Starved", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1936), "Squadron from the Grave", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (July 1936), "Drome of the Bat Staffel", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1936), "Hellions of Headless Death", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1936), "Bubbles of Doom", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1937), "Stolen—A Squadron", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1937), "Dead Man's Drome", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1937), "Fokkers of the Red Fog", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1937), "The Mad Squadron", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1937), "Skeleton from the Sky", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1938), "The Headsman Strafe", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1938), "Scourge of Oblivion", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1938), "Pirate Squadron", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1938), "The Gray-Face Ace", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1938), "Strafe of the Skull", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1939), "Raid of the Wraith", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May 1939), "The Staffel Invisible", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1939), "Flight of the Phantoms", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1939), "When England Vanished", Flying Aces

The Vanished Legion (1932-1934)

Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1932), "The Squadron of Forgotten Men", Dare-Devil Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1932), "Flight of the Living Dead", Dare-Devil Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1932), "The Green Skull Squadron", Dare-Devil Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1932), "The Phantom Ace", Dare-Devil Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1932), "The Black Raider", Dare-Devil Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1933), "Patrol of the Living Dead", Dare-Devil Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1934), "The Death-Head Brigade", Dare-Devil Aces

Dr. Yen Sin (1936)

Keyhoe, Donald E. (May & Jun. 1936), "The Mystery of the Dragon's Shadow", Dr. Yen Sin (1)
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. & Aug. 1936), "The Mystery of the Golden Skull", Dr. Yen Sin (2)
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. & Oct. 1936), "The Mystery of the Singing Mummies", Dr. Yen Sin (3)

(A fourth Yen Sin story, The Case of the Faceless Men, was scheduled for the 4th issue of the magazine, but the series was cancelled after three issues.)

Richard Knight, a.k.a. Secret Agent "Q" (1936-1942)

Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1936), "Vultures of Lost Valley", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1937), "Hell Flies High", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1937), "Death Flies the Equator", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May. 1937), "Falcons from Nowhere", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1937), "Masks Over Madrid", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1937), "Wings of the Emerald", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1937), "Hell Over China", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1938), "Aces of Death", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1938), "Hell Hammers Harbin", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May. 1938), "Vultures of Silence", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1938), "Hell’s Hangar", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1938), "Sky-Fire Scourge", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1938), "Riddle Over Rio", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1939), "Falcons of the Four", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1939), "Guns Over Gatun", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1939), "Trip-Six Trap", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1939), "Masquerade Mission", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1939), "When the Devil Zooms", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1939), "Wings of the Black Eagle", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1939), "Fighters That Time Forgot", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1939), "Falcons of the Flame", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1940), "Death Flies the Maginot Line", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1940), "The Golden Strafe", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1940), "Ark Royal Riddle", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1940), "'This Squadron Is Doomed!'", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1940), "Fifth Column Cockpits", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Sep. 1940), "Death Flies South", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1940), "Claws of the Corsair", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1941), "Bombs Over the Bahamas", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1941), "'7 Seconds to Doom'", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May. 1941), "Raider Wings in the Pacific", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1942), "Flight of the Dead", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1942), "Murder Plays a Dual Role", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1942), "Wrath of the Reapers", Flying Aces

Eric Trent (1940-1942)

Keyhoe, Donald E. (Mar. 1940), "Secret Flight Sixteen", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May 1940), "Death Flies Blind", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1940), "Junkers Juggernaut", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Oct. 1940), "Swastika Scourge", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Dec. 1940), "The Ace From Hell", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Feb. 1941), "Television Tracers", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Apr. 1941), "Squadron of the Dead", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jun. 1941), "Lure of the Liberators", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Aug. 1941), "Death Dives the Douglas", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Nov. 1941), "Ryan Retribution", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jan. 1942), "Death Flies Blind", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (May 1942), "Death Flies the Beam", Flying Aces
Keyhoe, Donald E. (Jul. 1942), "On Haunted Wings", Flying Aces

Flying Saucers (1950s-1960s)

Books

Keyhoe, Donald (1950), Flying Saucers Are Real, New York: Fawcett Publications
Keyhoe, Donald E. (1953), Flying Saucers from Outer Space, New York: Holt
Keyhoe, Donald E. (1966), The Flying Saucer Conspiracy, New York: Fieldcrest
Keyhoe, Donald E.; Lore, Gordon I. R. (1969), Strange Effects from UFOs, Washington: NICAP

Articles

Keyhoe, Donald (Nov. 1954), "How the Saucers Fly", FATE 7 (11)