Flight Journal August 2021

FEATURES
6 ‹ The Battle of Britain’s
Best Fighter
Spitfire and Hurricane vs. Bf 109
By Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.)
24 ‹ Flying the Bf 109 in Combat
Luftwaffe ace Hans-Ekkehard Bob
recounts his experiences
by Nicholas Wright
32 ‹ Lethal Lancer
Bad-to-the-bone B-1B bomber
by Ted Carlson
46 ‹ Trolling for SAMs
Flying an F-4D decoy mission in Vietnam
By Lt. Col. Michael P. Kennedy (USAF Ret.)
56 ‹ Hellcat Ace
“Mac” McWhorter splashes Zeros
By Robert F. Dorr

REGULARS
4 ‹ Editorial
42 ‹ Gallery
64 ‹ In Theater
66 ‹ Parting Shot