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The Jug pt. 1- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (Preview)

This is a preview of The Jug pt. 1- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
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Republic P-43 Lancer (Thunderstorm Series)

It's the second in the series that will lead to the P-47 Thunderbolt! We'll follow the turbulent, evolutionary path that led from Seversky’s pioneering P-35 to the high-flying but flawed Republic P-43 Lancer. This episode covers the awkward “teenage years” of the Republic fighter family — the missteps, the breakthroughs, and the surprising missions flown by a fighter that was already outdated the moment it left the factory.
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Seversky P-35A (Thunderstorm Series)

Here we go with the first in the series that will lead to the P-47 Thunderbolt! Who is Alexander de Seversky and what it the the P-35A? Well...you'll just have to listen!
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Defiant! Boulton Paul's Turret Fighter

Soooo... why did the RAF have a fighter with NO forward firing guns??? Today I look at Boulton Paul's Defiant and the concept of the "turret fighter". 
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Swallowed by the Mist: Noorduyn Norseman

It's my annual Halloween episode! A Noorduyn Norseman with a very special passenger disappears over the Channel without a trace....
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Arado Ar 232 Millipede

Not excited about a "just" cargo plane? Just wait. You haven't met the Tausendfüßler (Millipede) yet...
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Yermolayev Yer-2

In this episode, we meet the Soviet Union's "most interesting man", learn about the super-slippery Stal-6 fighter, the short-lived Stal-7 airliner and finally the Yer-2 bomber!
*Happy Birthday Tanner!*
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The last flight of the Do 335

Join Luftwaffe test pilot Hans-Werner Lerche on the last flight of the Do 335.
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Photo credit: Vernon Jaworski.
Musical credit:
"Stay the Course" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"I Can Feel it Coming" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Turbo Compounding: Quest for Power #5

Squeezing out the last horsepower...
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Superfuels: Quest for Power #4

I look at the high octane world of... high octane!
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