By Matt Bone
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Join us for Part 2 of our look at the Combat Bullseye tests with author Chris Gibson. Phase 2 of Combat Bullseye would see the Covair B-58 Hustler used as a conventional bombing platform as both a pathfinder and solo bomber. But, another aircraft was looming on the horizon, the General Dynamics F-111A. This would be the Hustler's last chance to prove itself and be deployed to Southeast Asia.
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00:00 Intro and Ekster Ad Read
02:30 The Hustler as Formation Bomber
08:16 The Hustler as Conventional Bomber
20:01 Solving TAC's SEAD Problem
25:19 B-1 Segway!
30:37 Potential B-58 Deployment
41:27 Wrap Up and Become a Damcasteer!
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Join us for Part 1 of our look at the Combat Bullseye tests with author Chris Gibson. In 1967, the US Air Force's Tactical Air Command reached out to their counterpart in the Strategic Air Command for some help. Bombing results in North Vietnam were poor, and the F-4s, F-100s and F-105s were suffering losses. Could SAC's speedy Convair B-58 Hustler be the answer? The Combat Bullseye tests would find out.
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00:00 Intro and Ekster Ad Read
03:13 TAC's Situation in Vietnam
08:40 Combat Bullseye Begins
12:58 Enter The Hustler!
22:18 The Birth of the Slime Light
25:37 Fighting Together
33:27 Preview of Part 2 - The Conventional Hustler
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Welcome to a new show on The Damcasters, where Andy Wright of Aircrew Book Review and I will discuss the latest in aviation books!
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Book Review 1 - Stanford Tuck by Helen Doe
Book Review 2 - From Biplanes to Fast Jets by Ken Aedy
Book Review 3 - Solo 2 Darwin by Amanda Harrison
Book Review 4 - Admiral VAT Smith by Graeme Lunn
Book Preview - Relentless Skies by Ian Campbell
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00:00 Intro
02:22 What does a Book Editor Do?
28:35 Book Review 1 - Stanford Tuck
35:03 Book Review 2 - From Biplane to Fast Jets
39:46 Book Review 3 - Solo 2 Darwin
44:22 Book Review 4 - Admiral VAT Smith
49:12 Book Preview - Relentless Skies
58:30 Wrap Up
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Join us for Part 3 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the evergreen B-52 Stratofortress!
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00:00 Introduction
03:31 The Road to the Forever Bomber
23:33 The Sublime B-47 Stratojet
45:45 The Competition from the B-1
56:37 The New Engines
75:55 Conclusion to Boeing's Fortresses
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Join us for Part 2 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the remarkable B-29 Superfortress! Ordered from Boeing's drawing board and costing $3b in 1940s money, the delivery system for the atomic bomb cost even more than the weapon itself. But that is only part of the remarkable tale Ben Skipper has to share with us.
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00:00 Introduction
02:12 The B-29's Origins
08:58 Design Challenges
13:52 Curtis LeMay Returns
21:16 The Battle of Kansas
24:20 Engine Issues and Production
30:48 Flying The Hump
34:17 Psychological Impact on Japan
42:33 Special Weapons
49:26 Hiroshima and Nagasaki
63:27 Legacy of the B-29
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Join us for Part 1 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the incredible B-17 Flying Fortress!
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00:00 Introduction
06:09 The Flightcraft Series Explained
10:12 The Road to the B-17
16:07 The B-17 in RAF Service
20:25 USAAF Arrives in England
28:40 B-17 in Combat
30:48 The B-17's Adaptability
43:45 B-17 Variants
50:13 The B-17's Legacy
59:44 Conclusion and B-29 Teaser
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Following an uncomfortable debate about a news article in Aeroplane Monthly on Duxford's future plans, Matt reflects on how the Avgeek community communicates. He also looks at the challenges of online discourse within the aviation community, the need for constructive criticism and civil debate, what that means for our aviation publications and how he will try to engage with everyone going forward. NOTE: I made this a full-numbered episode in the end!
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00:00 The Duxford Dilemma: A Community in Conflict
09:42 Navigating Online Discourse in Aviation
17:48 The Future of Aviation Museums and Community Engagement
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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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