World of Warbirds
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.
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Friday Dec 27, 2024
Friday Dec 27, 2024
A World of Warbirds and Tanner’s Just Jetz collaboration!
It was born to hunt subs! Let's dive into the story of this potent hunter-killer!
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Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Was it a widow-making disaster? A troubled machine that units refused to fly? Or a war-winning ship killer? Which was it? Listen and find out!
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Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Whether she was called Tante Ju ("Aunt Ju") or Iron Annie, she was a Citizen Soldier warbird from pre-war that slogged on until the end...and beyond!
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Thanks to Vernon Jaworski for the cover art!
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Italy's Big Bomber. Actually it was a bomber, passenger & cargo transport and big-gunned, anti-shipping torpedo plane too! But it had its faults, the biggest one was that there were never ENOUGH of any of them...enjoy a look at this fascinating Italian Warbird!
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Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Thank you Patrons for supporting me! I hope you enjoy this bonus episode just for you! The Welkin was an interesting (and very pretty) aircraft in my opinion that few of us have ever heard of. If you are not a Patreon supporter, you will only get a a sample, but I hope you will join me over at Patreon and help to help this podcast running!
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Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
More nicknames, flying the Skyraider, the Skyshark(!), and a survivor story!
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Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
It's our very first Halloween Special! We look at the story of the Nachthexen or Night Witches and their “flying broomsticks”, the venerable Po-2. Happy Halloween!
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Thanks to Vernon Jaworski for art contributions and Zikai Wang for the episode suggestion!
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
The Skyraider continues on to fight in Vietnam!
If you like my episode, you'll probably like:
Fight Pilot Podcast ep 92 - Skyraider
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Thanks to Vernon Jaworski for cover art.
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Enjoy part one of three on this amazing, long-flying warbird!
Yankee Ejection System:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yw8g1Soigk
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Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 2024
It's the SECOND in our "Tanner's Just Jetz" Series!
Tanner continues the Grumman Cat story with the F9F Cougar. She also introduces air to air missiles and tells us a bit about Head-Mounted Displays. Enjoy!
"Tanner" is a young woman who flies fighter jets for a living.
See images (free): Cougar Images