As Scott Marchand and Andrew Boehly, CEO and Director of Collections of the Pima Air and Space Museum, respectively, were in town, I had to drag them to the pub to find out what the future holds for the expanding Museum. With the arrival of Philippine Mars, the opening of the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum, and a raft of projects on the go, Scott and Andrew bring us up to speed with all the latest from Pima and the current trends affecting aviation museums. Welcome to the Pima Pubcast!

Many thanks to  @boneyardsafari  for the footage of the Martin Mars move!

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00:00 Intro and the Martin Mars Arrival

01:09 How the Mars Project Came Together

10:37 The New Tucson Military Vehicle Museum

30:02 The Lone Survivor Pave Hawk 227

33:37 The Changing Demographic of Museum Visitors

47:41 The Future Ambition of Pima

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In an Aviation Show first, we teamed up with Paul Woodadge of  @WW2TV  to do a multi Live Stream! This is the audio from our discussion with Dr Victoria Taylor. Victoria joins us to discuss her new book, Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Eagles Days looks at the long summer of 1940 from the other side of the channel and offers some surprising insights into one of the most discussed battles of WW2.

Dr Victoria Taylor, BA (Hons), MRes, AFHEA is an award-winning aviation historian, broadcaster and writer who completed her PhD thesis on the Luftwaffe and National Socialism in the Third Reich at the University of Hull and Sheffield Hallam University. Her main historical focus is on British and German aviation during the interwar period and the Second World War. In recognition of her PhD research, she was awarded the 2020 Royal Air Force Museum Doctoral Academic Prize in 2021.

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80 years ago, on the 3rd May 1945, Hawker Typhoons of the RAF's 2nd Tactical Air Force attacked German shipping in Lubeck Bay, north of Hamburg. They succeeded in sinking three large ships and damaging another. Tragically, these ships were crammed with Concentration Camp prisoners that had been evacuated from the Neuengamme concentration camp; over 7000 were killed in the last days of the Second World War.

Join us as we look into what happened on that terrible day 80 years ago.

Sources:

- A Disaster in Lübeck Bay: An Analysis of the Tragic Sinking of the Cap Arcona, 3 May 1945 - Dr Daniel Long PHd

- 2nd Tactical Air Force, Vols. 3 and 4 - by Chris Shores and Chris Thomas

- Sea of Death: The Baltic 1945 by Claes-Goran Wetterholm

- Survivor by Sam Pivnik

- The Last Survivor by Frank Krake about Wim Aloserij

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0:00 The Tragic Attack on Lübeck Bay

1:31 Intelligence Failures in the Final Days

3:32 The Ordeal of Concentration Camp Prisoners

5:26 Mistaken Targets and The Fog of War

7:17 The Deadly Assault on Cap Arcona

10:47 Survivors' Harrowing Experiences

14:09 The Aftermath and Burial of Victims

14:57 Reassessing Historical Narratives

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🛩️Welcome to part 2 of our tour of the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee, with Museum President, Charles Parish. In this episode we look into Beechcraft's WW2 aircraft like the venerablke AT-11 and bring the story up to date with the latest Beechcraft aircraft.

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0:03 Welcome to Part 2 of the Beechcraft Heritage Museum Tour

4:19 Exhibits of the Cutaway V-tailed Bonanza

6:53 The Naked Staggerwing

12:52 The Military Aircraft Section

22:49 The Hot Rod Aircraft of Beechcraft

26:12 The Starship

32:00 The Legacy of Beechcraft Aircraft

36:32 The Tinket Hangar and Aircraft Families

42:25 Inside the G-model Staggerwing

46:00 Reflecting on Beechcraft's Legacy

49:33 Conclusion and Visit Information

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🛩️The Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee, is my new favourite aircraft museum in the world. The museum is dedicated to the story of the Beechcraft and Travel Air brands and the incredible couple that drove the brand forward, Walter and Olive Ann Beech. Museum President, Charles Parish, very kindly gave us a tour around this huge collection of Beechcraft aircraft from the very first through to today.

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0:00 Welcome to The Aviation Show at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum

2:37 A Family Affair in Aviation

3:52 The Legacy of the Staggerwing

5:44 Honoring Aviation Pioneers

8:22 The Early Days of Beechcraft

10:24 Evolution of Aircraft Design

16:34 Racing to Promote Innovation

27:22 Celebrating Mrs. Beach's Legacy

31:39 The Importance of Community

37:30 Future Plans for the Museum

42:01 Next Week's Exciting Preview

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Just down the road from Washington, DC, is the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Virginia Triangle. Here, they tell the story of The Corps, from its founding to its future. Dr Larry Burke is the aviation curator, and he showed us what goes into telling the tale of Marine Corps aviation before handing off to the arms and armor curator, my buddy Jon Bernstein, to show us the gems in the rest of the museum.

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0:00 Welcome to The Aviation Show

1:00 The Curator's Journey

5:20 The National Museum of the Marine Corps Atrium

19:32 Innovations in Marine Corps Aviation

29:39 The Role of Mannequins in Exhibits

34:02 World War II Gallery Overview

44:41 The Flag Raising at Iwo Jima

54:30 Closing Thoughts and Future Projects

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Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, the Space Shuttle and International Space Station curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, joins us for a walkaround Space Shuttle Discovery in her home at the National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Jennifer tells us all about caring for objects as big as a Space Shuttle and as personal as the watches the astronauts wore to space. Join us for an out of this world episode! (Yes, I went there)

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0:00 Welcome to The Aviation Show

2:09 Astronaut Food Myths Debunked

4:50 Exploring the Legacy of Discovery

8:37 The Care of Space Artifacts

12:34 The Fragility of Shuttle Tiles

16:07 The Role of Enterprise

25:38 Insights into Shuttle Engines

30:26 The Evolution of Space Lab

34:05 Curating Iconic Space Artifacts

37:48 Preserving Stories for Future Generations

42:33 Celebrating Women in Space

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Malcolm Collum, Chief Conservator at the Air and Space Museum, joins us to discuss the nuanced distinction between conserving and restoring artifacts, emphasizing the importance of understanding an object's historical context and condition. We discuss the Flak Bait's status and check out what is going on in the Conservation Lab at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Find out more about how to get into conservation at the American Institute for Conservation website: www.culturalheritage.org

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0:00 Introduction

2:15 Journey to Conservatorship

2:27 Conserving vs. Restoring Aircraft

5:03 The Flak Bait Aircraft

7:36 Innovative Preservation Techniques

11:49 The Art of Preservation

15:54 Managing a Large Collection

16:58 Preservation Challenges of Historic Aircraft

22:04 Restoring the Starship Enterprise

26:05 Analyzing Aircraft Components

28:24 Discovering Historical Artifacts

33:11 Unique Historical Technologies

34:51 Repairing Historic Fabrics

37:33 The Never-Ending Preservation Process

38:56 Resources for Conservation Education

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The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)'s annex at Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC. To call it an annex is misleading, this place is massive! Home to an incredible collection of aircraft, this episode, our 101st, is just me trying to talk you around the place while trying to take it all in, especially when confronted with Enola Gay.

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0:00 Welcome to The Udvar-Hazy Center

18:12 Exploring The Historic Aircraft Collection

22:02 Discovering Iconic Aviation Milestones

42:22 Insights on Conservation Practices

1:00:14 The Legacy of Aircraft Innovation

1:13:50 Reflections on the Aviation Experience

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Here it is, our 100th Episode! And the first under the new name! In February, my daughter and I headed to the USA and visited several aviation museums to celebrate reaching our 100th episode. So went for the OG of museums for the 100th, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. While it is still undergoing the renovations, it was my first time back in nearly 35 years. Join us as we look around.

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0:00 Celebrating 100 Episodes

14:22 The Wright Brothers and Their Legacy

15:26 Women in Aviation

20:50 Racing and Speed in Aviation

21:40 Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum

24:10 The Mercury and Gemini Missions

29:51 The Moon Landing and Beyond

33:13 The Future of Aviation and Space

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