Flight Journal August 2025

FEATURES
Treetop Warfare
A Bird Dog FAC in Raven territory
By Karl Polifka

Going for it!
A-4 Skyhawks strike hard in
the Tet Offensive
By Eric Hammel

Gunfight!
Skyraiders down a MiG-17
By Capt. Clinton B. Johnson USNR (Ret.),
as told to and written by James P. Busha

Seawolves Unleashed
Attack of the Navy’s little-known Hueys
By Lt. Cmdr. Bud Barnes, USN, Ret., as told to
and written by James P. Busha

Blackbird in Trouble
At Mach 3, all emergencies are serious
By Warren E. Thompson

Wolfpack Assassin
Confessions of a MiG killer
By Lieutenant Colonel Everett T. Raspberry, USAF (Ret.),
as told to and written by James P. Busha

Bravest of the Brave
A Misty pilot recounts a mission of
utmost courage
By Maj. Gen. Donald Shepperd, USAF (Ret.)

Mohawk vs. MiG
An unusual air battle over North Vietnam
By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

Zorro Strikes
The T-28’s secret war in Southeast Asia
By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver