CONTENTS
4 ‹ Editorial
6 ‹ Death at Daybreak
A Kiwi Goes to War in a Hawker Tempest
by Jack Stafford
14 ‹ Sharp-Shooting Hellcat
“Mac” McWhorter Runs Up the Score
by Robert F. Dorr
22 ‹ Jugs vs. Jets
P-47 Pilot Scores the Ultimate Kill
by Warren E. Thompson
30 ‹ Bomber Crew: A Day in Their
Lives
B-17 Crewmen Remember the German Missions
by Mark Carlson
42 ‹ Never Stay Still
Geoffrey Wellum: The Battle of Britain’s Youngest
Warrior
by Rachel Morris
52 ‹ Right Place, Right Time
How Luck and Fate Allowed Me to Survive My
Missions
by Charles O'Mahony
60 ‹ Piggyback in a P-
A Daring Rescue under Fire
by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
ON THE COVER: Spitfi re
Mk Vb AB910 fi rst
entered service in August
- Outpaced by the
Luftwaff e’s latest fi ghter,
the FW 190A, the majority
of Mk Vs were dispatched
overseas while a suitable
countermeasure for
the FW 190 was hastily
assembled. (Photo by John
Dibbs/planepicture.com)
THIS PAGE: Th ese pilots
have gathered on a 355th
FS Mustang before a
mission. Note that the
white ID spinner and the
bands on the nose, wing,
and tail (not seen) have
been painted to distinguish
it from the Bf 109. (Photo
from the Air Age Archives)