Flight Journal December 2024

FEATURES

A Tale of Two Spitfires
From combat to airshows, flying
together for more than 80 years
By Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.)

Confident Combatant
Col. Joseph Peterburs downs a
Luftwaffe top ace
By Jan Tegler

First Blood
Medal of Honor Recipient
“Zeke” Swett’s fight for survival
By Col. James E. “Zeke” Swett, USMC (Ret.),
As told to and written by James P. Busha

Dare to Compare
Wartime pilots fly the icons
By James P. Busha

Medal of Honor Fighters
The highest award for extreme service
By Barrett Tillman

Short Stuff
Size doesn’t matter to a fighter pilot
By Col. Robert “Shorty” Rankin USAF (Ret.),
As told to and written by James P. Busha

Summer of Hell
Life and death of the Pumas
By Lt. Mihaly (Michael) Karatsonyi, Royal Hungarian Air
Force 101/3 Fighter Group-The Pumas, As told to and
written by James P. Busha