Fighter Pilot Podcast

Situational awareness is a precious commodity, especially in armed conflict where the 'fog of war' invariably confuses and distracts commanders. Dedicated aerial platforms are vital to collecting the ...

3 Des 20201h 28min

Bomber Month concludes with the North American B-25 Mitchell. This week, Larry Kelley discusses the World War II bomber that was the first to strike the Japanese homeland in the infamous Doolittle Rai...

23 Nov 20201h 36min

Former U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight leaders Captains Ryan "Guido" Bernacchi and Eric "Popeye" Doyle join Fighter Pilot Podcast host Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello for a discussion on the team's transition to...

19 Nov 202033min

Bomber Month marches on with our first foreign bomber to be featured: the Avro Vulcan. This week, retired Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Martin Withers joins us to discuss this British Cold War-era s...

13 Nov 20201h 6min

Here on the Fighter Pilot Podcast it’s once again Bomber Month! First up this year is the venerable Boeing B-29 Superfortress and joining us is Allen Benzing of the Commemorative Air Force B-29 / B-24...

3 Nov 20201h 7min

Surface-to-air missiles, or SAMs, are sometimes also called "flying telephone poles" because of their sheer size. ...whatever you call them, these deadly weapons are widely proliferated and credited w...

23 Okt 20201h 50min

Buck Wyndham was a junior Air Force pilot when Operation Desert Storm kicked off in early 1991. Learn of his harrowing missions which are chronicled in his new book Hogs in the Sand. Support this podc...

16 Okt 202013min

Anti-aircraft artillery. Air defense artillery. Flak. Ack ack. ...whatever you call it, there is no dispute that the firing of guns, cannon, and artillery at aircraft is a significant threat to said a...

13 Okt 20201h 19min