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Bomber Month 2019
B-29
Episode 096
B-29 Superfortress
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Vulcan
Episode 097
Avro Vulcan
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B-25
Episode 098
B-25 Mitchell
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Episode 096

B-29 SUperfortress

Allen Benzing

Allen Benzing

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Here on the Fighter Pilot Podcast it’s once again Bomber Month!

First up this year is the venerable Boeing B-29 Superfortress and joining us is Allen Benzing of the Commemorative Air Force B-29 / B-24 Squadron based in Dallas, Texas. Once an enlisted U.S. Air Force airman, Al worked his way up through civilian flying and is now a Superfortress aircraft commander and instructor for the CAF. Not only that but he knows a thing or two about the B-29's role in WW2 and shares it here with guest host Trevor Boswell.

Check out the CAF's B-29 tour schedule here.

Episode artwork adapted by Janek Krause. Bumper music by Jaime Lopez / announcements by Clint Bell. This episode was produced by our friends at The MuscleCar Place Podcast Network.

Episode 097

Avro Vulcan

Martin Whithers, Retired RAF Squadron Leader

Squadron Leader Martin Withers
RAF (Retired)

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Bomber Month marches on with our first foreign bomber to be featured: the Avro Vulcan.

This week, retired Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Martin Withers joins us to discuss this British Cold War-era strategic bomber that found notoriety for a long-range strike on an enemy airfield in the opening hours of the Falkland Islands War. Martin was part of that strike and went on to fly a Vulcan at airshows until its final sundown in 2015.

Episode artwork adapted by Janek Krause. Bumper music by Jaime Lopez / announcements by Clint Bell. This episode was produced by our friends at The MuscleCar Place Podcast Network.

Episode 098

B-25 Mitchell

Larry D. Kelley

Larry D. Kelley

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Bomber Month concludes with the North American B-25 Mitchell.

This week, Larry Kelley discusses the World War II bomber that was the first to strike the Japanese homeland in the infamous Doolittle Raids. Mr. Kelley describes all the usual 'aircraft series' topics and what it took to personally acquire the B-25J Panchito that is part of the Delaware Aviation Museum.

Episode artwork adapted by Janek Krause. Bumper music by Jaime Lopez / announcements by Clint Bell. This episode was produced by our friends at The MuscleCar Place Podcast Network.

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