This week we remember the men that helped to keep the crew whole so that they could get off the ground.  Commonly referred to as "floaters", they would fill-in when a crew member was sick.  Some didn't have to.... but they did anyway. REFERENCES and LINKS Feeling Generous?  Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!! Email Me: dan@talesfromabove.com  Denver Post - Frank Lablotier - By Claire Martin  Sun-Telegraph - Historic B-17 roars over Front Range - By Dave Faries Military.com - Sgt. Maynard H. Smith - By Bethanne Kelly Patrick  A Gunners Tale - 100th Bomb Group - By Karen Abeyasekere

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Come along for the ride as we review some of the most fascinating stories centered around the unforgiving skies of the greatest generation.  Each episode gives you a peek at specific events, people, and/or aircraft during World War 2, and other major conflicts.

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How long was the longest dogfight?  It's debatable, but this one is certainly in the running.  Captain Elmer Royce Williams takes on 6 Migs by himself.  That, of course, is what the plethora of internet articles will tell you.  While Williams is certainly a hero of hero's, he received some great help from some men that are rarely talked about. TIME STAMPS  Intro - 0:00 - 5:51 Mail Call - 6:36 - 14:19 Show Content - 14:23 - Finish  LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous?  Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Homeland Magazine - Captain E. Royce Williams - The Forgotten Hero - By CJ Machado The Wall of Valor Project - John Davidson Middleton The Wall of Valor Project - David M. Rowlands  Panther vs. Mig - Inside the Cold War Dogfight that Officially Never Happened - By Marc Liebman Email Me: dan@talesfromabove.com  

Underdog

None of these airmen should have survived the war, yet they all lived to tell their story. TIME STAMPS  Intro - 0:00 - 01:33 Mail Call - 02:52 - 07:45 Show Content - 08:11 - Finish  LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous?  Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Wordpress.com - RCAF No. 403 Squadron - Pilot Officer's James Elmer Abbott's Miraculous Escape Vandruff.com - Jean Vandruff Autobiogrophy Excerpt  An Anonymous Czech Prisoner who Saved an American B-17 Bomber in WWII - Outono.net Militarytimes.com - Michael Arooth James Howell Howard - CMOHS.org  James H. Howard - Homeofheros.com - By Andrew A. Rooney Alan Magee - Wikipedia Email Me:  dan@talesfromabove.com  

Fate

Don't look down.  But bring your chute just in case... LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous?  Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal  Warhistoryonline.com - James Allen Ward - By Russell Hughes  Victoriacrossonline.co.uk - Norman Cyril Jackson VC  Mail Call - Chesterton Radio - YouTube Email Me: dan@talesfromabove.com  

Walking the Plank

Wrapping up our week at the Reno Air Races, and firing on all cylinders. LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous?  Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Lonnie Ortega Aviation Art Email Me: dan@talesfromabove.com  

One Last Ride - Part 2

It's the last Reno Air Races.  We were there, and received a whole lot of the unexpected. LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous?  Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Lonnie Ortega Aviation Art Email Me: dan@talesfromabove.com Mail Call - AFRS WWII Radio    

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