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Warbirds – Tales From Above

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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To Be Humble Nov 14, 2022

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The Return Oct 31, 2022

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Join me not only for the return of the show, but for my Grandfathers return to the Reno Air Races after over 41 years. During this episode, we not only experience some great racing, but we were graced with learning about a wonderful man and airmen, Lt. Col. Robert Friend.

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Robert J. Friend, Tuskegee Pilot who led UFO Project, By Sam Roberts

Robert Friend (pilot) - Wikipedia

Now Hear This... Dec 08, 2021

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Walking the Hump Nov 30, 2021

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Thousands of pilots flew The Hump during the war. Robert Lineberger walked it.

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Lincoln-Times News - Pilot Lineberger Flew the Hump in WWII - By Will Kennedy

News and Record - Pilot Survives Crash in Himalayas - By Ned Harrison

The Hump - Wikipedia

Triple Six Nov 17, 2021

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Jay Zeamer and crew fly Old 666 on a recon mission in the Pacific, and end up being the most highly-decorated air crew of WW2.

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Pacificwrecks.com - B17-E "Lucy" - 41-2666

Pacificwrecks.com - Captain Jay Zeamer, Jr.

Suicide Run - The Final Flight of Old 666 - History.net - By Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

Wikipedia - Old 666

Tiger Down Nov 02, 2021

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WW2 Veteran John Murray has 4 engines for his flight tonight. 3 of them catch fire and there's no land in sight.

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Gander Airport Historical Society - Civil Aeronautics Board Accident Report

Flying Tiger Line - Wikipedia

TigerintheSea.com - Crew and Passengers - By Eric Lindner

Captain John Murray - By Pierre-Andre Reymond

American Heritage - Ditching in the North Atlantic

Tiger in the Sea - A Remarkable True Story - By Mark Shiffer

Pressreader.com - Irish Daily Mail - The Miracle Pilot

Flight Crew - Flying Tiger 923 - Flyingtiger923.com

Flying Tiger 923 and Raging North Atlantic - Pierre-Andre - YouTube

Underage Oct 19, 2021

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Today we honor the boys that instantly became men when they chose to falsify their birth certificates in order to fight in our stead. In this research I also stumble upon a B-24 event that will hopefully never be forgotten.

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Dan Bullock

Newyorktimes.com - Marine, 15, Killed in Vietnam - By Thomas A. Johnson

458bg.com - Crew 33 - Spaven

She'll Be Ready Oct 05, 2021

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They kept them in the air....

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Master Sgt. Ernie Barber - 392nd Bomb Group - B24.net

Staff Sgt. William Dowling - 392nd Bomb Group - B24.net

Widow's Peak Sep 21, 2021

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A P-61 crashed on the side of Mount Cyclops in 1945. 2nd Lt. Southfield gives us a good story about how that happened. 76 years later, the corroded Black Widow is sitting in Pennsylvania. It isn't airworthy..... yet......

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Mid-Atlantic Air Museum - Black Widow Restoration Project

DONATE to the P-61 Black Widow Project

Pacificwrecks.com - P-61B-1-NO Black Widow Serial Number 42-39445

History.net - P-61 Returns From the Jungle - By Dick Smith

The Morning Call - 6 to Embark on Quest for Black Widow - By Dan Pearson

Googlebooks - Hidden Warbirds - By Nicholas Veronico

Newspapers.com - Binghamton Press - February 26th, 1945 - Brother, Sister Wounded, Meet in New Guinea

World of Warbirds - P-61 Black Widow - By Bryan Pearce

Lost at Sea Sep 08, 2021

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Those tiny white-caps are bigger than your yellow dot on the water.

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Pacificwrecks.com - TBD-1 Devastator, Bureau Number 0335 - Tail 6-T-6

Harold Frederick Dixon - Findagrave.com

Louis Zamperini - Wikipedia

Unbroken - A WW2 Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption: By Laura Hillenbrand

Mission4Today.com - YE-ZB "Hayrake" Radio Navigation

We Flew Alone: By Alan C. Carey

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