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The B-1B Lancer has been in service for 40-years and her later life has been incredibly busy. With the Lancer's replacement, the B-21 Raider, taking to the skies, you would think the B-1B could look forward to a well earned rest. But, as Kenneth P. Katz brings up to date on the B-1's story, we see that the Lancer's story is far from done.

Buy The Supersonic BONE: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber by Kenneth P. Katz at The Aviation Show Bookshop. 10% of each sale supports the show.

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0:00 The B-1's Evolving Role

1:45 Modernization and Technological Updates

3:41 Recent Incidents and Losses

7:18 Sustainability Challenges

8:59 Parts and Supply Chain Issues

11:28 Future of the B-1 Bomber

15:35 Recent Combat Operations

19:17 The B-1's Endurance and Future Prospects

22:52 The Legacy of the B-1 Bomber, so far

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A new president brings a new future to the B-1 Lancer program as the Reagan rearmament program sees development of the B-1 accelerated. The concurrent development and production brings its own headaches as the Lancer matures in time for a twenty year period of constant operations over Afghanistan and Iraq.

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This is an edited version of our podcast that was released in 2022.

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0:00 The B-1's Resurrection

4:10 Reagan's Military Buildup Begins

6:15 Key Changes in B-1 Development

8:47 The B-1's Entry into Service

11:35 Concurrency and Its Challenges

15:53 The Cold War Ends: A New Mission?

18:31 The B-1's Transformation in the 1990s

20:25 The B-1's Role in Modern Conflicts

22:19 Adapting to a New Warfare

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The B-1 Lancer was a highly innovative design, capable of high-speed, low-altitude flight and potentially could have been a vital buttress to the United States Nuclear Triad. But as we discuss in this second part of the B-1 story, post the Vietnam War, military spending was very much at the forefront of turbulent economic times. New President Jimmy Carter had to make a crucial decision about the future of the B-1.

Buy The Supersonic BONE: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber by Kenneth P. Katz at The Aviation Show Bookshop. 10% of each sale supports the show.

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0:00 Introduction to the B-1 Bomber

0:37 Technical Features of the B-1

8:45 Initial Findings and Performance

12:08 Political Context and Controversy

14:55 The Rise of Cruise Missiles

16:04 The B-1's Uncertain Future

17:16 President Carter's Final Decision

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In this Bonus Episode, we've re-editted our conversation with Ken Katz about the B-1 from 2022 as the aircraft returns to the forefront of operations. The B-1 bomber is an aircraft that captivates all aviation buffs, a true creature of politics and engineering. The B-1's journey to nearly 40 years on the front line of the US Air Force has not been straightforward. Join us as Kenneth P. Katz, author of The Supersonic BONE, describes the journey to the AMSA program that saw the creation of a series of bombers, like the wonderful madness of the XB-70 Valkyrie, that informed what would become the B-1.

Buy The Supersonic BONE: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber by Kenneth P. Katz at The Aviation Show Bookshop. 10% of each sale supports the show.

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0:05 The B-1: A Creature of Politics

1:27 Technological Advances in Aviation

4:54 The B-70: Wonderful Madness

9:10 The Emergence of the Triad

11:50 Shaping the B-1A Specifications

17:30 Competing for the AMSA Contract

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On Wednesday 25th March 2026, a collection of Sir Barnes Wallis', the inventor of the Bouncing Bomb and many other things, will do up for auction at Denhams in West Sussex, England. Leo Denham kindly invited us down to explore this incredible collection and get a closer look at some of the increibly important historical artifacts that Wallis kept in his personal collection.

To find out more about the collection, visit the Denhams website at https://denhams.com/ where you can see all the lots and how you can bid on them.

Full cataloges of the collection are aviable for £10.

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0:00 Introduction to the Auction

1:36 Stunning Artworks on Display

3:09 The Iconic Signed Dams Photos

4:58 Family Moments Captured

7:12 Furniture and Personal Items

9:12 The Slingshot 10:22 Presentation Slides

11:17 Hidden Treasures in Old Books

14:28 The Swallow and Wild Goose Models

17:19 NASA's Insights Shared

19:10 Personal Mementos and Memories

21:19 The Marbles: Historical Significance

21:43 Auction Details and How to Participate

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The North American Aviation A-36 was a dive-bombing development of the Mustang I that had been specified by the British during the Second World War. The dive-bomber was ordered by the US Army Air Force to supplement their attack aircraft and saw service in the Mediterranean and the China-Burma-India theatres. But the A-36's story is overshadowed by its fighter sister, and matters get even more complicated when it comes to the aircraft's name, which it never officially had.

Author and historian Matthew Willis returns to The Aviation Show to discuss the development and service of the A-36 and champion the Allison-engined Mustangs, which were pretty ace.

To enter our giveaway for a personalised copy of Matthew Willis' Mustang: The Untold Story, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line 'Not An Apache' to be considered in the draw. A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Thursday, 26th February 2026. The winner will be notified by email. If no response is received within 72 hours, the draw will be remade, and the new winner announced. There is no monetary alternative to the prize of one hardback copy of 'Mustang: The Untold Story'.

Buy Mustang: The Untold Story by Matthew Willis in the UK through The Aviation Show Bookshop.org. Every sale supports independent bookshops, and 10% of each sale supports us. https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781913295882

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In 1919, four British teams arrived in Newfoundland to attempt to be the first to fly across the Atlantic non-stop, the Big Hop, and claim the Daily Mail's £10,000 prize. Author David Rooney joins us at the Science Museum in London to discuss John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown's incredible flight with the aircraft they did it in, the Vickers Vimy, which is on display at the museum.

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The Science Museum in South Kensington, London hold a bit of a hidden gem of an aircraft collection. On the top floor of the museum, some of the great aircraft of Britain's aviation heritage are displayed, like the Vickers Vimy that completed the first crossing of the Atlantic, Britain's first jet aircraft, the Gloster E38/29 and Amy Johnson's Jason, to name but a few. Doug Millard, the Deputy Keeper, Technologies and Engineering at the Science Museum, very kindly showed us around the gallery before the museum opened, telling us the stories of this incredible collection.

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0:00 Introduction

1:36 Curator's Journey into Aviation

2:32 The Flight Gallery's History

5:10 Beginning the Aircraft Tour

8:46 Conservation Challenges in Aviation

15:41 The Schneider Trophy Triumph

21:53 The Legacy of Spitfire and Hurricane

22:53 Research and Development in Aviation

25:19 The Reserve Collection Unveiled

32:08 Vertical Flight Innovations

33:47 Highlights of the Aviation Collection

36:08 Conclusion and Museum Information

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For forty years, NATO and Soviet Naval forces patrolled the world's oceans. Retired Tornado driver and author Michael Napier joins us to discuss his latest book, Over Cold War Seas: NATO and Soviet Naval Aviation, 1949-1989, which looks at the four-decade duel for control of the world's sea lanes and the aircraft that flew above them looking for what lurked above and beneath the waves.

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0:00 Introduction

1:11 The Birth of NATO's Naval Strategy

7:49 Air Power and Naval Warfare

10:06 The Korean War's Impact on Carrier Operations

16:34 Soviet Submarine Strategy Emerges

26:02 Control of the Seas by NATO

33:01 The Decline of British Naval Power

42:28 The 1980s: A Shift in Naval Dynamics

49:11 Modern Challenges in Maritime Warfare

55:32 The Evolving Landscape of Naval Aviation

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Best-selling author and imaging specialist Andy Saunders follows up his remarkable Apollo Remastered with Gemini and Mercury Remastered. Gemini was NASA's highly ambitious 20-month sprint to prove that they could get to the moon in time to meet President John F. Kennedy's challenge.

Andy's remastering of the first space photography allows us to see our world the way NASA's Mount Rushmore of astronauts did 60 years ago.

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0:00 Introduction

1:28 The Journey to Gemini Remastered

4:24 The Holy Grail of Film

9:30 The Evolution of Space Photography

11:25 The Impact of Gemini Missions

17:31 The Magic of Ed White's Image

23:37 The Role of Photography in Space

31:33 The Art of Stacking Images

37:31 Feedback from the Astronauts

43:01 NASA's Reception of the Books

45:57 Wrap Up

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