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,…
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68: The Lives of Jerrie Cobb with Mary Haverstick
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…
67: NASA’s Airborne Telescope SOFIA with Dörte Mehlert
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….
66: Boeing NB-52A “The High and Mighty One” Cockpit Tour
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…
65: 7 Minutes in Hell with Dr Philip Blood
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…
Pima’s Convair B-36J Peacemaker
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…
64: The B-17G Flying Fortress and Painted A-2 Flying Jackets of the 390th BG Memorial Museum
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…
63: The Frankenplanes of the Pima Air and Space Museum
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…
62: Designing the Adam A500 with Joe Wilding
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…
61: Behind the Scenes at the Pima Air and Space Museum with Andrew Boehly
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…