Flight Journal December 2022

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FEATURES
Ruthless Jug Jockey
Flying with the 317th Fighter Squadron
By Lt. George Novotny, USAAF (Ret.),
as told to and written by James P. Busha

Quick Draw McGraw
FM-2 Wildcat action in the battle of Leyte Gulf
by Capt. Joe D. McGraw, USN (Ret.),
as told to and written by James P. Busha

Marvelous Mustangs
Pilots of the 78th FG trade in their
P-47s for P-51s—and love them!
By Frank Oiler, First Lt. USAAC (Ret.),
as told to and written by James P. Busha

Bombing the Bombers
Me 262s take desperate measures
against the Allies
By J. Richard Smith and Eddie J. Creek

Dark Blue
Royal Navy Corsairs—the first to
fly from carriers
By Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.)

Ruff Stuff
Memories of an early war
South Pacific fighter pilot
By Major Norbert C. Ruff USAF (Ret.),
as told to and written by James P. Busha

Ivans & Indians
Fighting the Allies with a Fw 190
By Norbert Hannig, Luftwaffe Lt. Colonel (Ret.),
as told to and written by James P. Busha

Early Channel Battles
Spitfires fend off Me 109s
By John Starkey

Samurai Survivor
Zero Ace Saburo Sakai
By Kelly Bell

REGULARS

Editorial
In Theater:
The Fighting 56th
By Stan Piet

In Theater:
A Pacific Kodak Moment
By Frederick A. Johnsen

Tailview

SKU: FLJ122022