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.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 54
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
On the Run
Frank Speer is making a strafing run inches above the ground. This one run will make his next several months very challenging.
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Shack Rabbit
Eino Alve and his mighty crew of Shack Rabbits plow through 35 missions. How they did it, of course, is their own unique and nail-biting story.
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Cripes A' Mighty
One of the best dogfighters we ever saw. Regarding Mustang drivers, some might even say he was THE best.
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All American
The real story of The All American..... without all the embellishments. We don't need it dressed up with comic book characters and unicorns. The real story is heroic enough on its own.
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The Search for the Privateer
Turns out our family has ANOTHER bird out there that escaped the chopping block over 75 years ago. It's hidden. But we found it.
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Wings Folded
The accident board determined the absolute cause of the crash. But we dig deep on this one, and pose a long-shot theory that there COULD have been another cause.
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Hot Stuff
They were the first, and everyone forgot them.....
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Maloney's Pony
They don't build them like they used to.... and I'm not talking about airplanes.
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The Savior of Les Ventes
The unselfish act of P-51 pilot, Billie Harris, finally gains recognition 62 years after giving his life in occupied France.
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Biggin Hill Bar Stories
Join me as we go on an English pub crawl with the WW2 Airmen of RAF Biggin Hill.
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Hans Marseille
The greatest fighter pilot of all time??
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Avro Night Raiders
Seven brave Brits fly at twilight to bomb Berlin.... and it's all recorded. Well.... there were two correspondents from BBC on board too. Make that nine brave Brits.
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Finding Uncle Robby
My Uncle Robby gave his life as a top turret gunner in a B-24 during WW2. My family never knew where he was buried..... until now. Join me as I "accidentally" discover his whereabouts, along with a…
Left Hanging
Point your eyes skyward as we watch Walter Osipoff get yanked around the sky by his ankles from a DC-2 ... on accident, of course.
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