Flight Journal August 2023

FEATURES

Sabre-Rattling
Flying F-100s and F-86s in Korea
By Eugene “Gene” F. Kranz As told to and written by James P. Busha

“Gentlemen, You Had a Race … ?”
The end of the Reno Air Races
By Jan Tegler

Spitfire Spy over China
Unauthorized, high-risk photo-recon missions
By Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.)

Payback
B-25s settle the score on the Rising Sun
By William (Bill) M. Bower, Col. USAF (Ret.)
As told to and written by James P. Busha

Flying the Roc!
Stratolaunch test pilot Evan Thomas on flying
the world’s largest operational airplane
By Jan Tegler

Forgiveness
Lt. Gen. Richard Reynolds on crashing a
$379 million B-1 prototype

REGULARS
Editorial

Gallery: BA Swallow
Slab-sided floater
By Geoff Jones

Tailview
Keep the A-10 Flying!
By Ken Jones, CWO 5 (Ret.)