When Joe Wilding and I first took a look at the US Air Force’s Century Series 18 months ago, we always wanted to take a look at their British equivalent, and now we have! In…
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117: Folland Gnat Jet Restoration at the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Our tour of the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum continues as we check out the progress on the restoration of the former Red Arrow support aircraft, Folland Gnat T.1 XR571, and the recently completed De Havilland…
116: Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Tour
The Tangmere Military Aviation Museum is a gem of a museum located on a corner of the former RAF Tangmere, just outside Chichester, West Sussex. On a surprisingly sunny Sussex day, marketing manager Julian Bridle…
115: Poor Little Lambs: The Making of Black Sheep Squadron
Author Stephen Chapis, whose new book,Poor Little Lambs, The Baba Black Sheep Story,joins us to discuss the making and flying of NBC’s short-lived 1976 TV Show, Black Sheep Squadron. Stephen shares his journey rediscovering the…
114: Rolls-Royce Collection Tour at Aerospace Bristol
After many years out of the public’s view, the Rolls-Royce Aerospace Collection has a brand new home at Aerospace Bristol and thanks to the fantastic team at the museum, we got to have a quick…
113: Aerospace Bristol Tour with Sir Iain Gray
Bristol has been a vibrant hub for British aviation since aircraft first took to the United Kingdom’s skies. While the skies of the West Country no longer hum to the aircraft and engines produced at…
112: The Aviator and the Showman with Laurie Gwen Shapiro
The life and legacy of Amelia Earhart are framed by her disappearance on July 2, 1937. However, in her new book,The Aviator and the Showman, author Laurie Gwen Shapiro examines Earhart’s remarkable accomplishments beyond her…
111: Spitfires with Becky Aikman
In 1942, a group of American women arrived in Liverpool, England. This group of aviatrixes, led by the remarkable Jackie Cochran, were joining the Air Transport Auxiliary to help deliver the latest aircraft to frontline…
110: The Bristol Brabazon with Alan J Porter
The Bristol Brabazon was conceived at the height of the Second World War. With the tide of the conflict turning, the British Government set up a committee to examine the nation’s future civil airliner needs…
109: Pima Air and Space Museum Pubcast!
As Scott Marchand and Andrew Boehly, CEO and Director of Collections of the Pima Air and Space Museum, respectively, were in town, I had to drag them to the pub to find out what the…