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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Bob Reierson joined the USAAF at age 18 and would find himself flying the Douglas A-20G Havoc in the Pacific. On my last visit to the Pima Air and Space Museum, director of collections Andrew Boehly arranged for Bob and I to sit down and discuss flying the A-20. In Part 1 of this 2-part interview, we discuss Bob joining up, learning to fly the PT-19, the BT-13, the UC-78, the B-25, and finally getting his hands on the A-20.

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00:00 Introduction

02:30 Meet Bob Reierson

02:55 Bob Introduces Boney to the Douglas A-20 Havoc

10:33 Bob's Dream of Flying

11:46 Bob Applies to the Aviation Cadet Program

13:00 Bob is Called Up to the US Army Air Force

16:47 Bob's Primary Flight Training

21:23 Bob Transitions to Twin Engine Aircraft - UC-78 and B-25

29:47 Training on the A-20 Begins

39:10 The Importance of Formation Flying

44:31 Bob's Journey to the Pacific

53:04 End of Part 1 - Become a Damcasteer!

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David and Lindsey Goss run the fantastic GossHawk Unlimted in Casa Grande, Arizona. There they build incredible warbirds like Fw-190s (see part 1!) and care for the world's last airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer. Join us as Lindsey shows us around the Privateer and find out how you, if you are an engineer, are wanted at GossHawk

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Father and daughter team David and Lindsey Goss run one of the world's leading warbird restoration and maintenance companies, GossHawk Unlimited. Back in February, they kindly welcomed us to have a tour around the shop, learn about how GossHawk came about and, this week, what goes into rebuilding Focke-Wulf Fw-190s.

Next week, we tour the world's last airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer.

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When filmmaker Mary Haverstick started pre-production on a film about the Mercury 13, which selected and tested women for spaceflight, she knew the key was the legendary Jerrie Cobb. Mary's relationship with Cobb led to her uncovering much more about the aviator and a trail that led to the CIA and the Kennedy assassination. Mary's 10-year journey resulted in her book, A Woman I Know, which chronicles her journey to uncover the secrets held by a very secretive woman.

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00:00 Introduction and Background

12:53 The Start of the Rabbit Hole: A Visit from a Federal Agent

29:35 Investigating the Connection: Jerry Cobb and June Cobb

36:11 The CIA's Assassination Program and the Threat of Communism

43:11 Jerry Cobb's Desire to Tell the Story

49:46 Reflections on the Journey and Conflicted Feelings

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SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, was a joint program by NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR which put a 2.5m reflecting telescope in the back of an ex-Pan Am Beoing 747SP. Dr Dörte Mehlert, head of education and public relations at the German SOFIA Institute (DSI), joins us to take us through the incredible discoveries SOFIA made.

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The oldest Boeing B-52 Stratoforetress in the world, 52-0003 "The High and Mighty One", has just been lovingly restored at the Pima Air and Space Museum and is now on public display once again. On our recent visit, Matt and aircraft designer Joe Wilding (who is also a fabulous Damcasteer on Patreon) were allowed to crawl around the aircraft and check out the time capsule that is the X-15 Mothership.

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On the 80th Anniversary of the last major RAF Bomber Command attack on Aachen (11/12 April 1944), Dr Philip Blood returns to discuss the raid that lasted all of 7 minutes. For those on the ground, it would be seven minutes in hell. Phil takes us through the raid and the implications of the orders for it, as well as the wider context that has become a major part of his new book, War Comes to Aachen.

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Convair's B-36 Peacemaker was intended as an intercontinental bomber and was the size of a small continent. Join us for this bonus episode as the Pima Air and Space Museum's CEO, Scott Marchand, as he tells us the tale behind the museum's monstrous B-36J 52-2827 “City of Fort Worth”.

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We return to the 390th Bomb Group Memorial Museum to tour their Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 'I'll Be Around' with the museum's Business and Operation Manager Alex Chambers and Executive Director Bill Buckingham. While this B-17 didn't see combat, her service history makes her a unique survivor. We then head upstairs with Director of Archives and Collections Keith Cook to check out the museum's remarkable collection of original A-2 flying jackets from the men of the 390th Bomb Group.

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This week, we explore the fascinating background of aircraft that have undergone restoration, rebuild, or are newly built, focusing on their representation in museums and the complexity of their historical authenticity. We highlight the stories of four specific aircraft in the museum's collection: the Bristol Bolingbroke, the Curtiss P-40E Warhawk, a P-51 Mustang, a Hawker Hurricane and a B-24J Liberator named 'Star of India.' With each aircraft, Pima's CEO Scott Marchand and Director of Collections Andrew Boehly explain the careful considerations behind the paint schemes and in representing their history. Together, they shed light on the meticulous work behind the restoration of these 'Frankenplanes,' blending parts from various sources to piece together aircraft that stand as testaments to their contributions during WWII.

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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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Friend of the show Joe Wilding returns to discuss the first aircraft we worked on as an aircraft designer, the Adam A500. Conceived as a composite business aircraft, Joe takes us through the process that went into the design and the features, and issues, the aircraft faced.

Images: Erik Johnson

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Pima's Director of Collections, Andrew Boehly, takes us on an in-depth look at the Pima Air and Space Museum's vast collection and brings out some of the hidden gems of the Pima collection. Also, Boney realises he's been doing something silly...

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00:00 Introduction

02:08 The Importance of Correct Pronunciation

03:38 Behind the Scenes at the Museum

04:05 Andy's Journey into Museum Work

12:23 Exploring the Museum's Collection

20:36 The Challenges of Managing a Museum Collection

24:48 The Role of Personal Stories in Exhibits

25:14 Exploring the General Dynamics F 16B Fighting Falcon

28:00 The Challenges of Digitization in Preservation

28:43 The Impact of the Digital Age on Collections

36:44 The Significance of Personal Artifacts

43:46 The Power of Handwritten Diaries

47:24 Wrapping Up

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The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was a savage airliner. Kurt Tank's elegant design evolved from a luxurious civil aircraft into a feared maritime reconnaissance bomber and transport aircraft. Naval air historian Matthew Willis joins us to look at the operational life and legacy of the Condor.

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00:01 Introduction

00:31 Sponsorship and Partnerships

01:43 Interview with Matt Willis: The Story Behind the Book

04:49 The Birth of the Focke Wulf FW 200

08:34 The Role of Deutsche Lufthansa in the Development of the FW 200

14:10 A Modern Airliner

21:35 Reception and Use by Lufthansa

29:56 The FW 200's Transition to Military Use

40:48 Exploring the PB4Y Privateer at the Pima Airspace Museum

43:28 The Condor's Role in the War

44:47 The Condor's Effectiveness and Limitations

55:04 A Fragile Bird?

01:05:29 The Condor's Impact on Allied Forces

01:09:52 The Legacy and Conclusion

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Welcome to the SPOILER FREE Damcasters review of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hank's new Apple TV+ war series, Masters of the Air. In this review, Boney looks at the first two episodes, out on the 26th January, and his feelings about the series. Get subscribed for episode deep dives each week! Many thanks to the Apple TV UK Press Team for all their help.

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War historian James Rogers joins us to discuss his new book, Precision: A History of American Warfare, as we look into what precision actually means and what lengths have been gone to achieve it over the last 100 years.

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How has the portrayal of the fighter pilot on film reflected and refined the image of the pilot we know today? Military historian Abby Whitlock joins us as we look at the OG flying films Wings (1927), Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels (1930) both Dawn Patrols (1930 and 1938) and Aces High (1976) to see how the First World War in the air shaped the image of the fighter pilot down to Top Gun and Blackadder.

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★Read Abby's article, ‘A Man’s World’: Masculinity and the First World War Ace in Interwar Film here: https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/a-man-s-world-masculinity-and-the-first-world-war-ace-in-interwar-film

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Host Matt Bone tackles a variety of topics from a different perspective, adopting an 'Ask Me Anything' format. Following a brief discussion about delayed scheduling and cyberpunk 2077, Matt responds to listeners' questions via Patreon and Twitter. The conversation ranges from general queries about Matt's background and interest in the Typhoon to more complex queries about his research for the podcast episodes.

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★David Scott's Apollo 15 documentary can be found here: https://film.apollo15hub.org/

★Matt Willis' Rolls Royce Griffon article can be found here: https://www.key.aero/article/could-rolls-royce-griffon-have-powered-hawker-typhoon

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We are back! It is a new year, and I'd love your feedback as the planning spreadsheet gets filled up. There are also updates to our Patreon levels, so now is a great time to become a Damcasteer! Plus, with Masters of the Air mere weeks away, we highlight a great novel of the 8th Air Force, Robert Radcliffe's Under An English Heaven.

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Historian John Concagh joins us to look at the experience of Black volunteers in the RAF in the Second World War. This episode delves into the experiences of Black West African and Caribbean volunteers in the RAF during WWII. John explains their hardships, victories, and post-war influence in their home countries' fight for independence.

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Dr Kit Chapman, a science historian from Falmouth University, takes us into the historical context and significance of atomic cloud sampling, a dangerous method employed during the Cold War era. The focus is on the Ivy Mike nuclear test in 1952, where pilots flew into a thermonuclear bomb cloud to gather data, contributing to element discovery and the development of atomic science. The ramifications and loss experienced due to this risky operation are also discussed, shedding light on the high stakes of this secret procedure.

★You can follow Kit on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ChemistryKit

★Check out Kit's website at: https://kitchapman.co.uk/

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★Watch the Operation Ivy - Nuclear Fusion Test Film (1952) on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/be24Ft4kIa0?si=YYI30Wd5uhSpOgcB

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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.

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★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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The Convair B-58 Hustler is regarded as one of the USAF's missteps in strategic bomber design from the 1950s and 60s. The claims that it was expensive and dangerous to fly led to its removal from service in the 1970s in favour of the Boeing B-52. But is that really the case? Former B-58 Navigator/Bombardier Col. Geroge Holt Jr. Rtd. joins us to reflect on his time on the Hustler and do some well-needed myth-busting.

★You can buy George's book, The B-58 Blunder: How the U.S. Abandoned its Best Strategic Bomber, at Amazon.

★US Link: https://www.amazon.com/B-58-Blunder-Abandoned-Strategic-Bomber/dp/B0BSJJPKXF/

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Paul Crickmore has been chronicling the story of the Lockheed Blackbird family of aircraft, the A-12, YF-12 and SR71, for over 35 years. Paul has had incredible access to the designers, maintainers and pilots of the Blackbird over the years. Paul joins us today to tell us some of the stories he has captured in his final book, Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Mission - The Missing Chapters, which is out in the UK on the 23rd November and the 5th December in the US and Canada.

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Mélanie Astles is a remarkable aerobatics pilot, is also the only woman to have won a Red Bull Air Race event at Indianapolis in 2017 and has just placed 5th at the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Las Vegas for Team GB. A passionate advocate for aviation and an ambassador for the Pima Air and Space Museum, it worked out that when Mel popped into the Museum last week, she found the time to chat with me about her life in aviation and just what goes into making her aircraft defy the laws of physics.

★Check out Mélanie's website at: https://www.melanieastles.com/

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All footage and images: © Ted Szymczak/Mélanie Astles

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Following their eventful dropping of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions on D-Day, the IX Troop Carrier Command's C-47s were not ideal. Historian Adam Berry joins us to discuss the resupply operations in Normandy, the incredible medical evacuation flights, Operation Dragoon and the resupply of the 101st in Bastogne as we look at what the IX TCC did next.

★You can follow Adam on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Agrbez 

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★Check out Adam's Website here: https://www.agrberry.co.uk/ 

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★Listen to History Hack's Hedge Hopping The Troop Carrier Command and the Reality of D-Day with Adam Berry and Flt Lt Seb Davey here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-a4dru-fd73c7 

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Friend of the show, historian James Jefferies joins us to discuss the much maligned Bristol Blenheim. When the aircraft was developed, the Blenheim was faster than the RAF's latest fighters. But, come the outbreak of war, fighter design and the environment the Blenheim would be operating in would be very different. So, was the Blenheim really that bad? James tries to convince us otherwise.

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Amelia Earhart looms large in aviation history, but she was one of a cohort of incredible female flyers in 1920s America who fought hard to break the mould and show that they could out-fly and out-race the men at their own game and, in Louise Thaden, would claim their highest prize. In Fly Girls, New York Times bestselling author Keith O'Brien looks at this remarkable group of women who took to the skies and opened the throttle like no woman had before.

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★In the UK, you can buy Fly Girls at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fly-Girls-Daring-Aviation-History/dp/1328876640/

★In the US, head to Keith's website to order signed copies of his book and pre-order Charlie Hustle, which is out in March 2024 here: https://keithob.com/

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The R101 was the great hope for Imperial Air Travel in late 1920s Britain. The brainchild of Christopher Birdwood Thomson and the Imperial Airship Scheme, R101 was the government-backed of the two grand airships, the other being the Barnes Wallis-designed R100, that were to whisk the great and good between England and India. S.C. Gwynne joins us to tell the tale of the doomed airship, the man who staked everything upon her and the princess his heart was set on.

★Buy S.C. Gwynne's His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine at The Damcasters bookshop! 10% of every purchase goes to supporting the podcast: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9780861547081

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On Wednesday 21st March 1945, the RAF's 140 Wing of De Havilland Mosquito FB.VI fighter bombers, with an escort of Mustangs, attacked the Shellhus in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Shellhus was the HQ for the Gestapo in Denmark, and most of the Danish Resistance's top men were within its walls. The low-level attack would be the last in a series flown by the men of 140 Wing that feature in Rowland White's latest book, Mosquito. There is more to the tale than the aircraft and the men and women of the Danish Resistance are as remarkable as the aircraft that flew down Copenhagen's streets that chilly March morning.

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Hurricane Heritage has the incredible job of operating the world's only two-seat Hawker Hurricane, BE505 'Pegs'. Starting life as a Canadian Car and Foundry-built Mark XII with the RCAF serial AG287, the aircraft was converted and restored to a Mk.IIB 'Hurribomber' configuration in 2007. Just before the pandemic hit, her second conversation to a two-seat Hurricane was complete and now she operates flights all summer all over Europe with a truly unique experience. To find out more about BE505 and what a day with Hurricane Heritage is like, I spent the afternoon at White Waltham with pilot Mike Collett and Abigail Clark, who looks after ground operations for all the flights in 'Pegs'.

★To find out more about flying in 'Pegs' visit the Hurricane Heritage website at: https://www.hurricaneheritage.com/

★Follow Hurricane Heritage on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/HurricaneR4118

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Civil aviation is a vast undertaking and one that kept me in and out of trouble for 20 years of my working life. Author Ben Skipper has taken on the task of looking at the subject from the 1919 Paris Convention through to the end of the 747's service. From monks jumping off towers through Olive Beach being a badass to what comes next, join us as we take a whistlestop tour of flight without military interference.

★Buy Ben's Book, 100 Years of Civil Aviation, at The Damcasters Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781399065962

★Follow Ben on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/WriteBenSkipper

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★Listen to The Adjutant's Lounge on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/the-adjutants-lounge-the-mess-of-the-glorious-404th/id1582427698

★Visit the Fallout Substack here: https://fallout.substack.com/

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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

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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!

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The RAF Museum sites at Hendon in London and RAF Cosford in the Midlands are home to a collection that tells the century-old story of the RAF. It is where my obsession with the Hawker Typhoon began and where I returned a couple of weeks ago to chat with the museum's CEO, Maggie Appleton. The RAF Museum has a broad story, so how does the museum manage the expectations of a wide variety of visitors of an ever-changing demographic? I sat down over a cup of tea and biscuits to discuss the museum's role, its present post-COVID and its future in the guise of its plans outlined in Strategy 2030. Yes, the Typhoon gets a mention or two.

★You can learn more about the RAF Museum, its collection and what events they have coming up through their website: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/

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★Catch the latest videos from the RAF Museum on their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/RAFMuseum

★You can hear my visit to the RAF Museum's Michael Beetham Conservation Centre, discussing Bomber Command's early days in the Second World War, from History Hack Hedge Hopping days here: https://www.thedamcasterspod.com/hedge-hopping/#raf-museum

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Every Thursday, Col. Richard Bushong heads over to the 390th Memorial Museum and holds court under the nose of the museum's B-17 Flying Fortress and answers questions for all the visitors who approach him. Dick is well placed to answer them as he flew 28 missions with the 8th Air Force's 390th Bomb Group in late 1943 and early 1944. At 100 years young, Dick is a fantastic chap to chat to and offers an insight into the realities of the 8th's battle over Occupied Europe.

★Buy Dick's book, My Wars, at the 390th Memorial Museum Shop here: https://390thstore.org/collections/books-dvds/products/my-wars

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The 390th Memorial Museum is a museum within the Pima Air and Space Museum dedicated to the memory of the men of the 390th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force who were based at Framlingham in Suffolk. Bill Buckingham is the museum's Executive Director. Bill kindly sat down with me during my visit to Pima to discuss the museum, the 390th and what the memorial means to him as the director and to the visitors who pass through this superb museum.

★Visit the 390th Memorial Museum's website at: https://www.390th.org/

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As the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour, their forces raced south towards Australia. The evacuation towards Australia would prove costly for the Empire Class flying boats of Qantas. In part 3 of our look at the Empire flying boats, Phil Vabre tells us about the attacks on Darwin and Broome and his research into uncovering the fate of Circe.

You can catch part 1 here: https://shows.acast.com/the-damcasters/episodes/647e11bc73919c0011b58b36

You can catch part 2 here: https://shows.acast.com/the-damcasters/episodes/empire-flying-boats-at-war-part-2-with-phil-vabre

★You can learn more about the Civil Aviation Historical Society and the Airways Museum at Essendon at their website here: https://www.airwaysmuseum.com/

★You can check out Phil's flying boat articles in The Aviation Historian, issues TAH9, TAH17, TAH31 and TAH32 via their website where you can get the back issues and subscribe here: https://www.theaviationhistorian.com/

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Continuing the story of the Empire Class flying boat, Phil Vabre returns to tell us about how Qantas were able to continue operating services in the Far East as the war in Europe started to get closer to home.

You can catch part 1 here: https://shows.acast.com/the-damcasters/episodes/647e11bc73919c0011b58b36

★You can learn more about the Civil Aviation Historical Society and the Airways Museum at Essendon at their website here: https://www.airwaysmuseum.com/

★You can check out Phil's flying boat articles in The Aviation Historian, issues TAH9, TAH17, TAH31 and TAH32 via their website where you can get the back issues and subscribe here: https://www.theaviationhistorian.com/

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Maj Gen Russ Violett (Rtd) had a 30-year career with the USAF, flying multiple types, including the North American F-100 Super Sabre (in which he had a 2-minute flight before punching out!) and the fantastic Republic F-105 Thunderchief, the Thud. The Thud always brought Russ home in 126 missions over Laos and Vietnam. Our discussion covers the tactics of attacking missile sites, the drawback of major operations half a world away and much more.

★You can learn more about The Friday Pilots, of whom Russ is a member, who meet for lunch each Friday and put the world to rights here: https://fridaypilots.com/

★ The collection of their tales is The Friday Pilots book is available here: https://fridaypilots.com/the-book/

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On the 29th April 2023, the Classic British Jets Collection re-opened their doors at their Buntingthrope base for the first time this side of the pandemic. Dave Thomas and the team kindly invited me up to chat with the team and see jet fuel turned into sweet, sweet noise.

The aircraft that you will hear, in the order they pop up in the podcast, are:

★English Electric Canberra B(I)-8 WT333

★De Havilland Venom FB.50 WR470

★Hawker Hunter GA.11 WT806

★Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM167

The day was great fun and I hope this quick visit is an easier listen than last week!

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★You can follow the Classic British Jet Collection on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ClassicBritishJets/

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On the night of the 13/14th of July 1943, RAF Bomber Command returned to the German city of Aachen again. This time they were carrying what they termed an "arson load". The attack created a firestorm that would take over a day to burn out and kill hundreds. Eleven days later, Operation Gomorrah, the firebombing of Hamburg, was carried out. Historian Dr Philip Blood joins me to discuss the July raid and the many other attacks on Aachen. In this extended episode, we look at Bomber Command's procedures and the intent used to promulgate the bombing offensive and the point at which their purpose became genocidal. WARNING - this episode contains a discussion of death, autopsies and genocide.

★Follow Phil on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/HistorianBlood

★Phil's Academea.edu page with his thesis, papers and reviews can be found here: https://philipwblood.academia.edu/

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★Listen to our Birds of Prey podcast via History Hack here:

Pt.1 - https://historyhack.podbean.com/e/hedge-hopping-with-matt-bone-birds-of-prey-with-dr-philip-blood-pt-1-the-hunt/

Pt.2 - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hedge-hopping-with-matt-bone-birds-of-prey-with/id1506031126?i=1000537603683

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Mike Cusick was a Crew Chief on UH-1 Hueys and UH-60 Blackhawks in a career spanning five decades. Mike has seen everything from operating in the Vietnam delta to Afghanistan and Iraq, including flying into an Afghan canyon to rescue Marcus Letrell after Operation Red Wings went south. The episode was recorded onsite at the fab Pima Air and Space Museum and my chat with Mike covers a whole lot of ground. I hope you enjoy it.

★Get the full lowdown on the Pima UH-1M Huey Gunship here: https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/bell-uh-1m/ 

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Len Deighton’s Bomber, both the original novel and the 1995 Radio 4 adaptation, have had a huge impact on both readers and listeners of the last flight of O Orange for decades. But how has this impact affected the view of Bomber Command and did Len get it right? Dr Dan Ellin the archivist and historian for the International Bomber Command Center Digital Archive and James Jefferies, PhD Candidate and Assistant Lecturer at the University of Essex, join me to discuss Bomber’s place in Bomber Command’s histography.

★Read Dan’s paper on LMF, A ‘Lack of Moral Fibre’ in Royal Air Force Bomber Command and ★Popular Culture, here: https://bjmh.gold.ac.uk/article/view/1425/1538

★Follow Dan on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/danmadmorgan

★Follow James on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jamesjhistory

★Check out James LinkTree which includes many of his talks, here: https://linktr.ee/jamesjhistory

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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:

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★Visit Bill's website here: https://valkstrat.com/

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On Saturday the 18th of February 1995, Radio 4 dedicated prime slots of its schedule for an unprecedented airing of an adaptation of Len Deighton’s Bomber. Aired throughout the day, at timings to coincide with what was happening at that moment in the drama, Bomber would be nothing like what had come before and has not been done since. Joining me to discuss the production is producer Jonathan Ruffle, director Adrian Bean, writer Jope Dunlop and actress Alice Arnold to discuss the making of Bomber and its impact nearly 30 years later.

★Follow Jonathan Ruffle on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/JonathanRuffle

★Check out Jonathan’s website, which includes the original Bomber veteran interviews here: https://www.gbfilms.com/

★Follow Alice Arnold on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/alicearnold1

★Adrian Bean’s IMDB page can be found here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063764/

★Joe Dunlop’s IMDB page can be found here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242457/

★The full IMDB Bomber cast list can be found here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15248828/

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The invisible radar war that took place over Europe is often misunderstood. While the RAF's integrated defence system, which had radar at its heart, has entered the mythos, the German side of the tale has not often been told. Along with advances in radio navigation, which would prove vital for winning or losing the air war, the electronic sphere was as closely fought as any battle. Tom Whipple, the science editor of The Times, joins us to talk about the remarkable R.V. Jones and The Battle of the Beams.

• Buy Tom's book, The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War, from The Damcasters Bookshop. 10% of each purchase supports the pod: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781787634138
• Follow Tom on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/whippletom
• The Times Science pages can be found here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/topic/science?page=1
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Eric 'Winkle' Brown is widely regarded as the greatest pilot Britain has ever produced. Many of the tales Eric told have gone done in legend, but in researching his friend of 40 years, historian Paul Beaver found that the story of Eric's birth holds many clues as to the man Eric would become and that this refines Eric's remarkable story.

• You can follow Paul Beaver on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BeaverWestminst
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• Paul will be speaking about Winkle at the Chalke Valley History Festival on Wednesday, 28th June at 12:00. You can get your festival tickets at https://cvhf.org.uk/programme/tickets-pricing/ 

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Lt. Col. (Rtd) Jon Boyd served in the USAF through transformational times. Joining in the late 1970s, Jon would fly the venerable Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, the Hog to those who fly her, before joining the then Top Secret program that was working up the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk, The Black Jet as Jon refers to it. It would be flying the Stealth Fighter that Jon would see combat over Iraq during Desert Storm. Jon was very generous with his time and it was fantastic to be able to walk around one of his old aircraft, 84-0810 Dark Angel, which is being readied for display at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

You can find out more about Pima Community College's Field Archaeology Program here: https://www.pima.edu/news/stories/2021/202111-08-change-whats-possible.html 

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