World of Warbirds
By Bryan Pearce
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Episodes: 159
Description
Each episode delivers a deep-dive engineering and operational analysis of a single aircraft. Go beyond mainstream history to discover how these legendary warbirds were designed, built, and modified for the crucible of combat. From legendary fighters and heavy bombers to overlooked cutting-edge prototypes, we cross-reference official military logs, design development records, and pilot memoirs to separate myth from historical fact. We also track down the rare survivors still in existence today, keeping these incredible engineering marvels alive.
Fix your eyes on the skies and join the flight.
Support the Show & Connect: • Patreon: patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds • PayPal Support: paypal.me/WOWB17 • Facebook: @WorldofWB • Contact: bpearce29@gmail.com
| Episode | Date |
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Brewster Part 2: Buccaneers, Corsairs and Controversy!
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Brewster Part 1: F2A Buffalo
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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Oil (engine oil, that is)
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Double Dutch: The Fokker D.XXIII
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Westland Whirlwind
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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EXTRA! EXTRA! DH.88 Comet
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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PBY Catalina Part 2
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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PBY Catalina Part 1
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Ju88: The Defectors (Baksheesh)
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Ju88: The Defectors (UK)
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Ju88 Pt 2: The Replacements
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Junkers Ju88 Part 1
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Q&A Episode 2026!
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May 15, 2026 |
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Kawanishi H8K “Emily” - Flying Battleship
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May 01, 2026 |
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Kawanishi H6K "Mavis": The First Queen of Pacific Distance
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Henschel Hs 129 The "Panzerknacker"
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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The Hump!
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Aichi M6A Seiran
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Warbirders Have Questions! Q&A 2026
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Late to the Party: The Republic XF-12 Rainbow Story
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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France's Farman f.222
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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S3 Viking (Tanner’s Just Jetz) pt2
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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S3 Viking (Tanner’s Just Jetz) pt1
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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S3 Viking (Tanner’s Just Jetz) pt1 PREVIEW
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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The Jug pt. 2- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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The Jug pt. 1- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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The Jug pt. 1- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (Preview)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Republic P-43 Lancer (Thunderstorm Series)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Seversky P-35A (Thunderstorm Series)
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Defiant! Boulton Paul's Turret Fighter
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Swallowed by the Mist: Noorduyn Norseman
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Arado Ar 232 Millipede
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Yermolayev Yer-2
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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The last flight of the Do 335
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Turbo Compounding: Quest for Power #5
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Superfuels: Quest for Power #4
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Water and Nitrous Injection: Quest for Power #3
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Sea Fury - The ultimate Hawker piston-banger!
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Bryan Releases "The List"
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Douglas A-26 Invader
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Avro Lancaster *New and Improved"
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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A Love Letter to the Lanc
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Aichi D3A Val (re-release)
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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MiG-9: The Parade Fighter!
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Sm.79: The Damned Hunchback
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Hawker's Hurricane - Storm Clouds Gather
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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The Forgotten Grizzly: Beechcraft’s XA-38 Destroyer
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Martin B-26 Marauder
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Ju87 Stuka!
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Kawasaki Ki-45 "Nick"
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May 23, 2025 |
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British Superbombs!
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May 09, 2025 |
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F4U Corsair Part 2
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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F4U Corsair Part 1
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Grumman S2 Tracker (Tanner’s Just Jetz)
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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You had Questions! Here are the Answers!
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Gooney Bird Part 2
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Gooney Bird Part 1
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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The Questions Episode
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Me 163 Komet: The Rocket-Powered Nightmare (pt 2)
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Me 163 Komet: The Rocket-Powered Nightmare (pt 1)
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Grumman AF Guardian (WOWB & Tanner’s Just Jetz collaboration!)
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver - Conflicted Pacific Warrior
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Junkers Ju-52: Iron Annie!
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Piaggio P.108 (The Italian Wannabe B-17)
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Westland Welkin Bonus Episode
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Douglas A-1 Skyraider Pt3
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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The Night Witches and the Po-2
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Douglas A-1 Skyraider Pt2
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Douglas A-1 Skyraider Pt1
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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F9F Cougar -Tanner's Just Jetz
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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J7W Shinden & SAAB 21(R) PART 2
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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J7W Shinden & SAAB 21(R) PART 1
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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He 219 Uhu: Extended Audio Cut
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Cry Havoc! The Douglas A-20
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Vought SB2U Vindicator
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Fairey Battle - Success in Second Chances
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Polish Fighter PZL P.11
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May 16, 2024 |
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The Luftwaffe's fragile, fiery, He 177 Greif
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May 03, 2024 |
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F9F Panther -Tanner's Just Jetz
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Introducing: Tanner's Just Jetz
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Grumman F7F Tigercat: Bigger is Better?
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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F8F Bearcat - SMALL is BEAUTIFUL!!
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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F6F Hellcat: Made to Order
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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F4F Wildcat
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator! Part II
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator! Part I
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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B-17 Part 4 - "Punchboard" (Bonus)
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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B-17 Part 3 - The Soul of the Fortress
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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B-17 Part 2 - The Fortress Goes to War
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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B-17 Part 1 - The Fly Off
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Hawker Tempest: Last of the Storms...
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Hawker’s Typhoon
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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The Shepherd
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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FW189 - ”The Flying Eye”
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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”Lost & Found” -Remembrance 2023
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Fi 156 ‘Storch’
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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The Longest Day
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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The State of the Podcast
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Mosquito Part 3 (de Havilland DH.98)
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Mosquito Part 2 (de Havilland DH.98)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Mosquito Part I (de Havilland DH.98)
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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A Thousand Shall Fall -A Book Review!
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Pe-8: Russian Big Bomber
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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FW 200 Condor
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Mitsubishi J2M Raiden “Jack”
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Short Stirling
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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The Lizzie! (Westland Lysander)
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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First Fighter Jet: The Messerschmitt Me 262
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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P-38 Lightning Part 3
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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P-38 Lightning Part 2
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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P-38 Lightning Part 1
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Moonbat!
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Lightning Storm!
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Devotion Movie Review
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Combat Gliders 3: USA
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Combat Gliders 2: The UK
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Combat Gliders 1: Germany
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Wirraways, Boomerangs and Kangaroos!
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Zerstörer! The Bf 110 / Me 110
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Beaufighter - Whispering Death
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Betty
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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And we’re back...
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Big Bombers - The Ideas Behind Strategic Bombing
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Message to Listeners
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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IL-2 Sturmovik
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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FW 190 - Butcher Bird!
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Vickers Wellington
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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TBD Devastator
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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The Multiple Allegiances of the Dewoitine D.520
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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P-61 Black Widow
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Macchi C.202 Folgore
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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The Bombardier
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Vought OS2U Kingfisher
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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B-24 Part II
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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B-24 Part I
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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SBD Dauntless - War Winner!
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Fly Out! Ottawa Museum Visit
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Heinkel He 111
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Superchargers & Turbochargers: The Quest for Power #2
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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P-63 Kingcobra
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Kobrushka! The Bell P-39 Airacobra
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Short Sunderland
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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Cylinders! The Quest for Power #1
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Remembrance Day 2020
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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The Yak Fighters
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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BF 109
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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The Magnificent Lancaster
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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The Love of The Lancaster
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Handley Page Halifax
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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B-25 Mitchell - Marvelous Medium!
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May 12, 2020 |
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Zero!
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May 05, 2020 |
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Hawker Hurricane
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Ju-87 Stuka
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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P-40 Warhawk
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Apr 13, 2020 |