Travel the world with Flight Attendant Betty!!! This is a airline and travel podcast with funny stories from the airplane and around the world!! I actually have a book coming out...if go to my website www.bettyinthesky.com you can find out more about the book and e-book!
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Welcome to The Damcasters, a podcast covering aviation history from when Pontius was a Pilate to today and beyond, brought to you in association with the Pima Air and Space Museum.Every week, we will be taking a fresh look at the history of both civil and military flying, from the earliest days of people jumping off of rocks and hoping to survive to the latest in unmanned flight. While it is inevitable that we will we can get a bit avgeek-y, we aim to be as inclusive as possible so that if y ...
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The Avaition Book Review! with Andy Wright
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🛫Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and a welcome pack. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters ----------------------------------------------------- Welcome to a new show on The Damcasters, where Andy Wright of Aircrew Book Review and I will discuss th…
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Episode 230 This episode features stories about guineafowl, yoga, flying, banana milk, bras, Dr. Bond, dead people and princesses! Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show: "Flying" by The Catch Check out the best coffee and hot chocolate and art at... Ravens Cup Coffee and Art Gallery, La Conner, WA My website Patreon Instagram:Bet…
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Boeing's Fortresses Part 3 - The B-52 Stratofortress
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Join us for Part 3 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the evergreen B-52 Stratofortress! 🛩️Watch all of our Boeing's Fortresses mini-series as they drop here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpytFew7euhmG92JX9NVUkl4ZbgZ7VmSU 🛩️Check out Ben Skipper's first visit to The Damcasters on Civil Aviation's First 100 Years right here: https://www…
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Boeing's Fortresses Part 2 - The B-29 Superfortress
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Join us for Part 2 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the remarkable B-29 Superfortress! Ordered from Boeing's drawing board and costing $3b in 1940s money, the delivery system for the atomic bomb cost even more than the weapon itself. But that is only part of the remarkable tale Ben Skipper has to share with us. 🛩️Catch all the Boeing's Fortres…
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Boeing's Fortresses Part 1 - The B-17 Flying Fortress
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Join us for Part 1 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the incredible B-17 Flying Fortress! 🛩️Check out Ben Skipper's first visit to The Damcasters on Civil Aviation's First 100 Years right here: https://youtu.be/upQyb-yEvzc 🛩️Catch all the Boeing's Fortresses Mini-Series as they drop here: https://www.thedamcasterspod.com/tag/boeing-fortresses/ …
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Episode 229 This episode features stories about Korea, bras, grunting, the Pantanal, anacondas, beer, bacon and crocodiles. Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show was recorded live at a park in Seoul Korea. My website Patreon Instagram:Bettyinthesky Twitter: Skybetty My Amazon pageद्वारा Betty Thesky
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Following an uncomfortable debate about a news article in Aeroplane Monthly on Duxford's future plans, Matt reflects on how the Avgeek community communicates. He also looks at the challenges of online discourse within the aviation community, the need for constructive criticism and civil debate, what that means for our aviation publications and how …
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Arnhem: Black Tuesday with Al Murray
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Tuesday, 19th September 1944, was Black Tuesday for the 1st Airborne Division trying to take and hold the road bridge at Arnhem. It was the day Operation Market Garden failed. Comedian and historian Al Murray joins us to discuss the efforts of the RAF's 38 Group to resupply the Paras and understand why the defeat still grips us 80 years later. ★Buy…
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Operation Chowhound with Lucy Hanson
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In 1945, the RAF and USAAF flew two remarkable operations. Mana and Chowhound were missions to deliver food and vital medical supplies to break the 'Hunger Winter' famine in Occupied Holland. A truce with the Nazis was agreed and the bombers flew unopposed to drop their vital cargo. In Hilversum, south of Amsterdam, was 14-year-old Lucy Hanson, who…
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Episode 228 This episode features stories about my trip to the Pantanal along with some airplane stories. We hear about Brazil, a fun surprise, headsets, terds, tucans, big foot and anteaters. Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show was recorded at a park in Campo Grande. A special thanks to Thompson for the video. In case you want…
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Propwash is the summer Festival of the Air at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome and we were delighted to be there! Following the museum's CEO Ian Flint's kind invitation to visit, we headed out to Essex to see First World War aircraft flying, tour the museum, its exhibits and, of course, indulge in the museum's renowned quiche. Join us as we tour Sto…
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Harry Hardy DFC - Hawker Typhoon Pilot
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On the 10th of August 1944, Harry Hardy joined 440 "City of Ottawa" Squadron RCAF in Normandy, flying Hawker Typhoon 'Bombphoons'. Harry flew 96 sorties (missions) through France, Belgium and Holland and was the pilot of The Pulverizers. In 2006, Harry gave this talk to the Royal Canadian Legion in White Rock, BC. The original footage has kindly be…
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Flying Catch-22 with 'Stoney' Stonich
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#Catch-22 is one of Scott Marchand and I's favourite books, so when the opportunity came up to chat with Stoney Stonich, who, as a young pilot, signed on to be one of the B-25 pilots for Mike Nichols' adaptation in 1969, we jumped at the chance. Stoney tells us all about the production, the challenges and the excitement of filming aerial scenes, in…
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Episode 227 This episode features stories about cicadas, soccer, El Salvador, Taylor Swift, Edinburgh, Costa Rica and Arne Sucksdorff. Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show is street music from Edinburgh. Business shout out Ravens Cup Coffee and Art Gallery, La Conner, WA My website Patreon Instagram:Bettyinthesky Twitter: Skybet…
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Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is the largest surviving Great War aerodrome in Europe, and it needs your help! Following roadworks that blocked access to the museum, they need your support to survive the funding black hole caused by the hole in the road. The Museum's CEO, Ian Flint, joins us to discuss Stow Maries' history and hopeful future. ★Sup…
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The Challenger Disaster with Adam Higginbotham
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It has been nearly 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its 10th flight on January 28, 1986, killing her crew and shocking the world. Author Adam Higginbotham's new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, looks at the long chain of events that led to the Challenger disaster and it…
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Episode 226 This episode features stories about mushrooms, Jane Bond, safari, an odd lady, voodoo and a Swiss festival. Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show is street music from Seoul and Zurich. Business shout out Ravens Cup Coffee and Art Gallery, La Conner, WA My website Patreon Instagram:Bettyinthesky Twitter: Skybetty My Am…
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The F-35 Trillon Dollar Trainwreck with Bill Sweetman
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The Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II is slated to be the mainstay of the US Air Force and NATO's air forces for years to come. But as Bill Sweetman, veteran aerospace journalist and independent analyst, dissects in his new book, "Trillion Dollar Trainwreck: How the F-35 Hollowed Out the United States Airforce", the program's lack of oversight and …
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The Future of the A-10 with Col. Nick 'Stoli' Radoescu
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The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, the Warthog, has been earmarked for retirement for over a decade, but what is happening today with the men and women who keep the Hogs flying into their sixth decade? Col Nick 'Stoli' Radoescu is the commander of the 355th Operations Group based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. He oversees the operations …
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The Century Series with Joe Wilding
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The Century Series was the name given to the series of second-generation US Air Force fighters that took the USAF beyond the sound barrier and towards Mach 2. With the F-100 Super Sabre, F-101 Voodoo, F-102 Delta Dart, F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, F-106 Delta Dart and F-107A all on display at the Pima Air Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, …
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Episode 225 This episode features stories about handsome men, pee, polio, toilets, bushwackers, swamps and weaponized backpacks. Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show is steel drums recorded at a wedding on the beach in St Thomas, USVI. Business shout out Ravens Cup Coffee and Art Gallery, La Conner, WA My website Patreon Instagr…
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Flying The Hump with Caroline Alexander
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The Hump was the air bridge between India and China during the Second World War. The men of the Air Transport Command would face then unknown weather systems flying between Himalayan mountains that forever towered over them. New York Times bestselling author Caroline Alexander joins us to tell us about the men who flew The Hump, which is the subjec…
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Returning to the A-20 Cockpit After 80 Years with Bob Reierson - Part 2
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In this second part of our interview with WW2 Veteran Bob Reierson, Bob tells us about heading to the Pacific, flying the A-20 in combat over the Philippines, and, after 80 years, Bob climbs into the cockpit of the Pima Air and Space Museum's Douglas A-20G Havoc. Catch up on part 1 here: https://youtu.be/6uWN_vN7FyI Get the latest from the Pima Air…
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Learning to Fly the Douglas A-20 Havoc with Bob Reierson - Part 1
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Bob Reierson joined the USAAF at age 18 and would find himself flying the Douglas A-20G Havoc in the Pacific. On my last visit to the Pima Air and Space Museum, director of collections Andrew Boehly arranged for Bob and I to sit down and discuss flying the A-20. In Part 1 of this 2-part interview, we discuss Bob joining up, learning to fly the PT-1…
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The Last Airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer at GossHawk Unlimited - Part 2
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David and Lindsey Goss run the fantastic GossHawk Unlimted in Casa Grande, Arizona. There they build incredible warbirds like Fw-190s (see part 1!) and care for the world's last airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer. Join us as Lindsey shows us around the Privateer and find out how you, if you are an engineer, are wanted at GossHawk ★Listen to pa…
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Building Focke-Wulf Fw 190s at GossHawk Unlimited - Part 1
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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, learn about how GossHawk came about and, this week, what goes into rebuilding Focke-Wulf Fw-190s. Next week, we tour the world's l…
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The Lives of Jerrie Cobb with Mary Haverstick
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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 her uncovering much more about the aviator and a trail that led to the CIA and the Kennedy assassination. Mary's 10-year journey r…
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NASA's Airborne Telescope SOFIA with Dörte Mehlert
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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. Dr Dörte Mehlert, head of education and public relations at the German SOFIA Institute (DSI), joins us to take us through the incredible discoveri…
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Boeing NB-52A "The High and Mighty One" Cockpit Tour
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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 our recent visit, Matt and aircraft designer Joe Wilding (who is also a fabulous Damcasteer on Patreon) were allowed to crawl around the aircraft and che…
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7 Minutes in Hell with Dr Philip Blood
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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 ground, it would be seven minutes in hell. Phil takes us through the raid and the implications of the orders for it, as well as the wider context that has become…
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Episode 224 This episode features stories about lobsters, narcoleptics, TV dinners, hippos, farts, bees and dolphins, Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show is from the streets of Madrid. My website Patreon Instagram:Bettyinthesky Twitter: Skybetty My Amazon pageद्वारा Betty Thesky
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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 tells us the tale behind the museum's monstrous B-36J 52-2827 “City of Fort Worth”. Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the lin…
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The B-17G Flying Fortress and Painted A-2 Flying Jackets of the 390th BG Memorial Museum
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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 B-17 didn't see combat, her service history makes her a unique survivor. We then head upstairs with Director of Archives and C…
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The Frankenplanes of the Pima Air and Space Museum
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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 of four specific aircraft in the museum's collection: the Bristol Bolingbroke, the Curtiss P-40E Warhawk,…
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Episode 223 This episode features stories about Mexico, Africa, friendly whales, friendly elephants, dolphins, flamingos, wild dogs, lions and helicopters. Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show is from Loreto Mexico My website Patreon Instagram:Bettyinthesky Twitter: Skybetty My Amazon page…
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Designing the Adam A500 with Joe Wilding
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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 went into the design and the features, and issues, the aircraft faced. Images: Erik Johnson ★Follow Joe on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/joe_wil…
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Behind the Scenes at the Pima Air and Space Museum with Andrew Boehly
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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 realises he's been doing something silly... ★Check out 909 Apparel's full range of great aviation-themed t-shirts, hoodies and more here: https://li…
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Focke-Wulf's Savage Airliner with Matthew Willis
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was a savage airliner. Kurt Tank's elegant design evolved from a luxurious civil aircraft into a feared maritime reconnaissance bomber and transport aircraft. Naval air historian Matthew Willis joins us to look at the operational life and legacy of the Condor. ★Buy Matt's book, Eagles of the Luftwaffe: Focke-Wulf Fw 200…
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There's Never A Bad Day In The Bush
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Episode 222 This episode features stories about ghosts, elephants, magicians, glamping, butter and scorpions. Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show is Baby Elephant Walk Funny clip from WTF My website Patreon Instagram:Bettyinthesky Twitter: Skybetty My Amazon pageद्वारा Betty Thesky
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Masters of the Air SPOILER FREE Review
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Welcome to the SPOILER FREE Damcasters review of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hank's new Apple TV+ war series, Masters of the Air. In this review, Boney looks at the first two episodes, out on the 26th January, and his feelings about the series. Get subscribed for episode deep dives each week! Many thanks to the Apple TV UK Press Team for all their hel…
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War historian James Rogers joins us to discuss his new book, Precision: A History of American Warfare, as we look into what precision actually means and what lengths have been gone to achieve it over the last 100 years. ★ Follow James on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/jamesrogershistory/ Check out James' website at: https://www.jamespatton…
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