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  • How did cultural perceptions influence Western assessments of Japanese military potential? Justin Pyke joins us to discuss the Allies' capabilities assessments of Japan in the years before hostilities started in December 1941. Join us as we delve into the intelligence failures and misconceptions that contributed to the underestimation of Japanese air power leading up to World War II.


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    00:00 Intro and 100th Episode!

    02:44 Understanding Capability Assessments

    13:28 Japan's Aviation Development Post-WWI

    19:46 Role of Military Attachés in Intelligence

    28:05 Impact of Foreign Assistance on Japanese Aviation

    33:58 Cultural Perceptions and National Characteristics

    41:00 Conclusions on Pre-War Assessments

    51:54 Japanese Aviation Development in the 1930s

    59:15 Observations from the China Conflict

    1:10:04 Misconceptions and Intelligence Failures

    1:20:24 Outro


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    Join us for Part 2 of our look at the Combat Bullseye tests with author Chris Gibson. Phase 2 of Combat Bullseye would see the Covair B-58 Hustler used as a conventional bombing platform as both a pathfinder and solo bomber. But, another aircraft was looming on the horizon, the General Dynamics F-111A. This would be the Hustler's last chance to prove itself and be deployed to Southeast Asia.


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    00:00 Intro and Ekster Ad Read

    02:30 The Hustler as Formation Bomber

    08:16 The Hustler as Conventional Bomber

    20:01 Solving TAC's SEAD Problem

    25:19 B-1 Segway!

    30:37 Potential B-58 Deployment

    41:27 Wrap Up and Become a Damcasteer!


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    Join us for Part 1 of our look at the Combat Bullseye tests with author Chris Gibson. In 1967, the US Air Force's Tactical Air Command reached out to their counterpart in the Strategic Air Command for some help. Bombing results in North Vietnam were poor, and the F-4s, F-100s and F-105s were suffering losses. Could SAC's speedy Convair B-58 Hustler be the answer? The Combat Bullseye tests would find out.


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    00:00 Intro and Ekster Ad Read

    03:13 TAC's Situation in Vietnam

    08:40 Combat Bullseye Begins

    12:58 Enter The Hustler!

    22:18 The Birth of the Slime Light

    25:37 Fighting Together

    33:27 Preview of Part 2 - The Conventional Hustler


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    Welcome to a new show on The Damcasters, where Andy Wright of Aircrew Book Review and I will discuss the latest in aviation books!


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    Book Review 1 - Stanford Tuck by Helen Doe

    Book Review 2 - From Biplanes to Fast Jets by Ken Aedy

    Book Review 3 - Solo 2 Darwin by Amanda Harrison

    Book Review 4 - Admiral VAT Smith by Graeme Lunn

    Book Preview - Relentless Skies by Ian Campbell


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    00:00 Intro

    02:22 What does a Book Editor Do?

    28:35 Book Review 1 - Stanford Tuck

    35:03 Book Review 2 - From Biplane to Fast Jets

    39:46 Book Review 3 - Solo 2 Darwin

    44:22 Book Review 4 - Admiral VAT Smith

    49:12 Book Preview - Relentless Skies

    58:30 Wrap Up


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  • Join us for Part 3 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the evergreen B-52 Stratofortress!


    🛩️Watch all of our Boeing's Fortresses mini-series as they drop here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpytFew7euhmG92JX9NVUkl4ZbgZ7VmSU


    🛩️Check out Ben Skipper's first visit to The Damcasters on Civil Aviation's First 100 Years right here: https://www.thedamcasterspod.com/podcast/100-years-of-civil-aviation-with-ben-skipper/


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    00:00 Introduction

    03:31 The Road to the Forever Bomber

    23:33 The Sublime B-47 Stratojet

    45:45 The Competition from the B-1

    56:37 The New Engines

    75:55 Conclusion to Boeing's Fortresses


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  • Join us for Part 2 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the remarkable B-29 Superfortress! Ordered from Boeing's drawing board and costing $3b in 1940s money, the delivery system for the atomic bomb cost even more than the weapon itself. But that is only part of the remarkable tale Ben Skipper has to share with us.


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    00:00 Introduction

    02:12 The B-29's Origins

    08:58 Design Challenges

    13:52 Curtis LeMay Returns

    21:16 The Battle of Kansas

    24:20 Engine Issues and Production

    30:48 Flying The Hump

    34:17 Psychological Impact on Japan

    42:33 Special Weapons

    49:26 Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    63:27 Legacy of the B-29


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  • Join us for Part 1 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the incredible B-17 Flying Fortress!


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    00:00 Introduction

    06:09 The Flightcraft Series Explained

    10:12 The Road to the B-17

    16:07 The B-17 in RAF Service

    20:25 USAAF Arrives in England

    28:40 B-17 in Combat

    30:48 The B-17's Adaptability

    43:45 B-17 Variants

    50:13 The B-17's Legacy

    59:44 Conclusion and B-29 Teaser


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  • Following an uncomfortable debate about a news article in Aeroplane Monthly on Duxford's future plans, Matt reflects on how the Avgeek community communicates. He also looks at the challenges of online discourse within the aviation community, the need for constructive criticism and civil debate, what that means for our aviation publications and how he will try to engage with everyone going forward. NOTE: I made this a full-numbered episode in the end!


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    00:00 The Duxford Dilemma: A Community in Conflict

    09:42 Navigating Online Discourse in Aviation

    17:48 The Future of Aviation Museums and Community Engagement


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  • Tuesday, 19th September 1944, was Black Tuesday for the 1st Airborne Division trying to take and hold the road bridge at Arnhem. It was the day Operation Market Garden failed. Comedian and historian Al Murray joins us to discuss the efforts of the RAF's 38 Group to resupply the Paras and understand why the defeat still grips us 80 years later.


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    ★Check out the Walking The Ground YouTube channel here:  @WW2WalkingTheGround 


    ★Listen to Stanley Maxted's BBC report from Arnhem during the 3rd Lift here: https://open.spotify.com/track/5foDTOMqjvpSmb1a16IxyY?si=d3a8345a19cf4c86


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    00:00 Introduction

    02:03 Al Murray - Why Arnhem?

    05:40 Writing Black Tuesday

    14:08 Lack of Airpower Over Arnhem

    21:34 38 Group - RAF Transport Command

    26:07 Pima Visit Ad - VC-118 Liftmaster

    29:27 38 Group's War Con't

    33:37 The Failed 2nd Lift

    37:57 The 3rd Lift

    40:36 David Lord's VC

    52:35 The Book Escapes

    59:20 Wrap Up and Become a Damcasteer!


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  • In 1945, the RAF and USAAF flew two remarkable operations. Mana and Chowhound were missions to deliver food and vital medical supplies to break the 'Hunger Winter' famine in Occupied Holland. A truce with the Nazis was agreed and the bombers flew unopposed to drop their vital cargo. In Hilversum, south of Amsterdam, was 14-year-old Lucy Hanson, who saw food fall from the sky. Today Lucy joins us to tell her incredible story of life under Nazi occupation and the day she no longer feared the bombers.


    ★View the Nationaal Archief 'Hongerwinter' photo collection here: https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/zoeken?activeTab=photos&resultsPerPage=48&rm=gallery&searchTerm=hongerwinter


    ★Be sure to check out the  390th Memorial Museum's website at https://www.390th.org/

    ★Watch our tour of the 390th's B-17G I'll Be Around here: https://youtu.be/cR6J_ZPC0ys


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    00:00 Introduction

    02:11 Life Under Nazi Occupation

    12:18 The Hunger Winter

    17:08 NASA's SOFIA Aircraft at PASM

    20:16 Food Falling From the Sky

    29:27 British Tanks Arrive in Hilversum

    36:42 Reflections on the B-17

    38:44 Conclusion and Become a Damcasteer!


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  • Propwash is the summer Festival of the Air at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome and we were delighted to be there! Following the museum's CEO Ian Flint's kind invitation to visit, we headed out to Essex to see First World War aircraft flying, tour the museum, its exhibits and, of course, indulge in the museum's renowned quiche. Join us as we tour Stow Maries and discover a true gem of destination.


    ★Support the Stow Maries Crowdfunder here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-story-alive 

    ★Visit the Stow Maries website here: https://www.stowmaries.org.uk/ 


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    Music:

    Greg McKay - Not Giving Up (Instrumental)

    Polychroma - Secondary Plotline (Instrumental)


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    00:00 Welcome to Stow Maries

    00:33 Royal Aircraft Factory BE2 Walkaround

    01:23 Museum Introduction and the First Blitz

    05:47 Nieuport 17 Walkaround

    07:14 The Women of the Great War

    08:19 Tiger 9 Flightline Walk

    09:39 The Machinery of Stow Maries

    11:36 BE2 and Nieuport 17 Display

    12:57 The Turbulent Display Team

    14:08 Could Boney Be a Great War Aviator?

    16:38 The Flying Gear of WW1

    18:28 World Without Wires Exhibit

    23:59 Piper Cub Display

    25:20 Susane Tells Us About The Activities Available to Stow Maries

    31:18 The Suffolk Spitfire Display

    33:39 The Pulveriser Cockpit

    35:00 37 Squadron's Office

    38:00 Please Support Stow Maries!


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  • On the 10th of August 1944, Harry Hardy joined 440 "City of Ottawa" Squadron RCAF in Normandy, flying Hawker Typhoon 'Bombphoons'. Harry flew 96 sorties (missions) through France, Belgium and Holland and was the pilot of The Pulverizers. In 2006, Harry gave this talk to the Royal Canadian Legion in White Rock, BC.


    The original footage has kindly been allowed to be reproduced here by his grandson, Rick Tunstall, and the Hardy Family.


    You can watch Harry give his presentation and see his slides on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/4LXDacpBH30


    Harry's chapter about his wartime experiences from his autobiography can be read on our website here: https://www.thedamcasterspod.com/harry-hardy-dfc-hawker-typhoon-pilot/


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  • #Catch-22 is one of Scott Marchand and I's favourite books, so when the opportunity came up to chat with Stoney Stonich, who, as a young pilot, signed on to be one of the B-25 pilots for Mike Nichols' adaptation in 1969, we jumped at the chance. Stoney tells us all about the production, the challenges and the excitement of filming aerial scenes, including THAT hair-raising takeoff and hanging out with the late great Bob Newhart. Stoney also is a T-6 man and helped form the North American Trainer Association. He has had quite the career, and it was fantastic to chat with him on The Damcasters.


    Images: © Stoney Stonich unless otherwise stated

    All clips of Catch-22 © Paramount Pictures


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    00:00 Introduction

    03:44 Stoney's Start in Aviation

    04:53 Joining Catch-22

    10:10 Arriving on Set in Mexico

    15:03 Shoot the Take-Off Scene

    19:28 Frank Tallman and the Dummy

    21:34 The Death of Johnny Jordan

    24:16 Pima Air and Space Museum's VC-118 Liftmaster

    27:37 Life on the Catch-22 Set and Bob Newhart

    33:09 Stoney's T-6 and the North American Trainer Association

    40:42 Catch-22's B-25 Legacy

    45:36 Wrap Up and Become a Damcasteer!


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  • Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is the largest surviving Great War aerodrome in Europe, and it needs your help! Following roadworks that blocked access to the museum, they need your support to survive the funding black hole caused by the hole in the road. The Museum's CEO, Ian Flint, joins us to discuss Stow Maries' history and hopeful future.

    ★Support the Stow Maries Crowdfunder here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-story-alive 

    ★Visit the Stow Maries website here: https://www.stowmaries.org.uk/ 


    Find out about the Stow Maries Great War Living History Weekend this weekend! (27th July 2024): https://www.stowmaries.org.uk/event/stow-maries-great-war-living-history-weekend-727449088807 


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    00:00 Introduction

    01:32 Meet the Boss: Ian Flint

    04:30 The Story of Stow Maries

    16:13 Funding Crisis and Challenges Faced by Stow Maries

    21:26 Upcoming Events and Engaging Visitors

    26:32 Stow Maries' Transformation

    31:04 Conclusion and Support Stow Maries 


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  • It has been nearly 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its 10th flight on January 28, 1986, killing her crew and shocking the world. Author Adam Higginbotham's new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, looks at the long chain of events that led to the Challenger disaster and its aftermath, in which a small group of engineers stood up against NASA and their employers.


    ★Visit Adam's website here: https://www.adamhigginbotham.com/

    ★Follow Adam on X/Twitter here: https://x.com/HigginbothamA


    ★Buy Adam's book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, at The Damcasters bookshop (10% of each sale supports the pod. UK Only): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9780241543696


    ★Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum by following their socials!

    Website: https://pimaair.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpaceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pimaairX: https://x.com/pimaairYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaAirSpaceMuseum

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    00:00 Introduction

    02:03 Remembering the Challenger Disaster

    08:54 Go Fever

    12:50 The Road to the Space Shuttle

    15:35 The TFNGs

    20:08 Compromises in the Shuttle's Design

    28:40 Visit to PASM - SOFIA

    31:47 What are Solid Rocket Boosters?

    34:00 O-Rings

    38:35 The Ambitious Flight Schedule of the Shuttle Program

    40:57 The Crew of STS-51-L

    43:18 The Teacher in Space - Christa McAuliffe

    48:21 Ron McNair and Jean-Michel Jarre

    49:56 Judy Resnik

    51:32 The Rocket Engineers of Morton Thiokol

    01:03:59 Conclusion and Join us on Patreon!


    All images NASA unless otherwise stated. All credit to the original image owners. Today Dr Judith Resnik clip is copyright NBC.


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  • The Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II is slated to be the mainstay of the US Air Force and NATO's air forces for years to come. But as Bill Sweetman, veteran aerospace journalist and independent analyst, dissects in his new book, "Trillion Dollar Trainwreck: How the F-35 Hollowed Out the United States Airforce", the program's lack of oversight and leadership has left the aircraft and its operators in a dangerous position.


    Buy Bill's book, Trillion Dollar Trainwreck: How the F-35 Hollowed Out the United States Airforce at Amazon via the links below:

    ★UK - paperback edition: https://amzn.eu/d/099HrbWp

    ★UK - Kindle edition: https://amzn.eu/d/0bFH2pTT

    ★US - paperback edition: https://a.co/d/05XLrmDR

    ★US - Kindle edition: https://a.co/d/08Vy9CPt


    ★Visit Bill's website here: https://valkstrat.com/

    ★Follow Bill on Twitter here: https://x.com/ValkStrategy


    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:

    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/

    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/

    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/

    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/


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  • The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, the Warthog, has been earmarked for retirement for over a decade, but what is happening today with the men and women who keep the Hogs flying into their sixth decade? Col Nick 'Stoli' Radoescu is the commander of the 355th Operations Group based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. He oversees the operations of four squadrons of A-10s and their support units, including the training of the next generation of Hog drivers. Stoli kindly sat down with Boney to chat about his career, the A-10 today and the future of the Close Air Support mission in the USAF, with the spectre of the F-35 hanging over the venerable Hog.


    ★Find out more about the 355th Operations Group here: https://www.dm.af.mil/About-DM/Units/355th-Operations-Group/

    ★Learn more about Davis-Monthan Air Force Base here: https://www.dm.af.mil/


    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:

    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/

    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/

    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/

    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/


    ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters


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    00:00 Introduction and Welcome

    02:48 Stolis's Journey to the Air Force

    05:44 First A-10 Flight and Firing the Gun

    11:27 Training and Future of the A-10

    18:39 Technological Advancements in the A-10

    23:57 Incorporating New Weapons and Systems

    25:35 Deployment Experiences and Mission Evolution

    32:12 Challenges and Changes in the A-10 Community

    42:51 Memorable Combat Stories

    47:22 Conclusion


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  • The Century Series was the name given to the series of second-generation US Air Force fighters that took the USAF beyond the sound barrier and towards Mach 2. With the F-100 Super Sabre, F-101 Voodoo, F-102 Delta Dart, F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, F-106 Delta Dart and F-107A all on display at the Pima Air Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, aircraft designer Joe Wilding shows us around the design of these early jet fighters.


    ★Follow Joe on X(Twitter) at: https://twitter.com/joe_wilding


    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:

    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/

    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/

    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/

    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/


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    00:00 Introduction

    01:03 Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum Ad

    01:26 Intro cont

    02:12 Joe Wilding on The Century Series

    04:47 North American Aviation F-100 Super Sabre

    11:11 Detour to the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

    14:33 F-100 cont

    17:13 Convair F-102A Delta Dagger

    28:53 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

    38:49 Convair F-106 Delta Dart

    39:59 Republic F-105 Thunderchief

    45:17 North American F-107A

    51:53 BONUS SR-71 and the D-21

    55:17 Conclusion and Become a Damcasteer!


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  • The Hump was the air bridge between India and China during the Second World War. The men of the Air Transport Command would face then unknown weather systems flying between Himalayan mountains that forever towered over them. New York Times bestselling author Caroline Alexander joins us to tell us about the men who flew The Hump, which is the subject of her book, Skies of Thunder.


    Buy Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World at The Damcasters Bookshop (UK Only) - 10% of each sale goes to supporting the pod: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781984879233


    Many thanks to the PR Team at Penguin Viking for supplying a review copy.


    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:

    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/

    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/

    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/

    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/


    ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters


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  • In this second part of our interview with WW2 Veteran Bob Reierson, Bob tells us about heading to the Pacific, flying the A-20 in combat over the Philippines, and, after 80 years, Bob climbs into the cockpit of the Pima Air and Space Museum's Douglas A-20G Havoc.


    Catch up on part 1 here: https://youtu.be/6uWN_vN7FyI


    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:

    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/

    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/

    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/

    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/


    ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters


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    00:00 Intro and Pima Latest

    01:44 Bob Flies His First Training Sorties Against the Japanese

    06:41 Bob Hunts for a Downed B-25

    09:54 Bob Gets Posted to the 417th Bomb Group

    15:52 Bob's Experience of Flying versus the 8th AF in Europe

    18:27 Low Level Attack on Corregidor

    24:25 Navigation over the Philippines

    26:22 Difficulties of Formation Flying

    30:00 Coordination with the Army

    32:03 Bob Comes Home

    37:10 Pima's Douglas A-20G Havok

    39:14 Bob Returns to the Cockpit After 80 Years

    48:07 Wrap up - Become a Damcasteer!


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