The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen was first heard on radio on February 23, 1933. It was produced in Chicago and remained on the air until 1936. The general story line was about a daredevil pilot during the early barnstorming days of aviation.


The radio show was popular—more than three million kids joined the Jimmie Allen Flying Club. The popularity led to a 1936 Paramount movie, The Sky Parade (Lynn book GL16). Allen's radio exploits took him all over the world on dangerous missions. He always traveled with his close friend, veteran pilot Speed Robertson..


The radio scripts were written by World War I flying aces, Robert M. Burtt and Wilfred G. Moore. They wrote this Big Little Book® specially for Whitman, drawing content from their earliest scripts, a time before Allen became a pilot. When the radio program came to an end, Moore wrote another hit radio show titled Captain Midnight.