Saline Pilot Retires After 28,000 Hours and 51 Years of Flying
By Trevor Sullivan Michael Petraszko of Saline officially retired from flying, accumulating over 28,000 flight hours across 51 years. His pilot uniform resides in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Unbeknownst to him, that first fight he took would spark a lifetime of adventure. Michael joined the Air Force in October 1972 after graduating ...