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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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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.
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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/
To learn more about all the Canadian Typhoon Pilots, please visit The Typhoon Project website by historian Anne Gafiuk: https://thetyphoonproject.org/navigation.html
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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
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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
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★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/
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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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