MIA; 7 pilots become POW. One example of a Hungarian Bf 109 from the 101. vadászezred, a G-10/U4 Werknummer 611943 however survives to this day at the Planes of Fame Museum in Valle, Arizona. Post-war history Not many of the unit's pilots served in the post-war Hungarian (communist) air force. Most were imprisoned after show trials, some of them died in the prison, and some were executed (e.g. Lajos Tóth). The others were released after a shorter or longer period, having suffered beatings and torture. The image of Hungarian fighter pilots and aces, most of them very successful on the Eastern front, was politically unacceptable to the communist leadership. Consequently, the unit's story was largely forgotten until the 1980s, when the Royal Hungarian Air Force's legacy and history began to be revealed. Several historians and veteran pilots, such as Puma veteran Tobak Tibor, begun to publish their works on the subject then. The Pumas' insignia, motto, and traditions were reborn in 1988, when the 1. vadászrepülő század (1. Fighter squadron) of the MH 59. Szentgyörgyi Dezső air force base took the name 'Puma' again. It contacted surviving veterans of their World War II predecessor. The unit flew MiG 21, and later MiG 29, jet fighters. The unit is now under transition to the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen. In popular culture Historians and its veterans have published several books on the history of the 101. Honi Légvédelmi Vadászrepülő Osztály in World War II. Probably the best known example is Puma veteran hadnagy (2nd lieutenant) Tobak Tibor's Pumák Földön-Égen (Pumas on the ground and in the air) (in Hungarian), and later in French as Les Pumas Rouges (The red Pumas). The name Puma is also very popular amongst Hungarian virtual fighter squadrons, with many simulator clans such as the 101. Puma Virtuális Vadászosztály taking on the name. References B. Stenge, Csaba - Elfelejtett hősök: A magyar királyi honvéd légierők ászai a második világháborúban - 2. bővített, átdolgozott kiadás [Forgotten Heroes: The Aces of the Royal Hungarian "Honvéd" Air Force in the second world war, 2. extended and revised edition] (in Hungarian). Zrinyi Kiadó, 2016, Pataki I./Rozsos L./Sárhidai Gy. - Légi Háború Magyarország Felett I., Zrínyi Kiadó, 1992, Pataki I./Rozsos L./Sárhidai Gy. - Légi Háború Magyarország Felett II., Zrínyi Kiadó, 1993, Punka György - Hungarian Aces of World War 2, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, England, 2002. Punka György - A "Messzer" - Bf 109-ek