The Damcasters - The Aviation History Podcast
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 you have even a passing interest in...
The Avaition Book Review! with Andy Wright
đŤBecome a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just ÂŁ3+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 ââââââââââââââââââ Welcome to a new show on The Damcasters, where Andy Wright of Aircrew Book Review and I will discuss the latest in aviation books! đŠď¸Check [âŚ]
Boeingâs Fortresses Part 3 â The B-52 Stratofortress
Join us for Part 3 of our series on Boeingâs Fortresses, the evergreen B-52 Stratofortress! đŠď¸Watch all of our Boeingâs Fortresses mini-series as they drop here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpytFew7euhmG92JX9NVUkl4ZbgZ7VmSU đŠď¸Check out Ben Skipperâs first visit to The Damcasters on Civil Aviationâs First 100 Years right here: https://www.thedamcasterspod.com/podcast/100-years-of-civil-aviation-with-ben-skipper/ đŠď¸Buy Benâs Flight Craft books from Pen and Sword at [âŚ]
Boeingâs Fortresses Part 2 â The B-29 Superfortress
Join us for Part 2 of our series on Boeingâs Fortresses, the remarkable B-29 Superfortress! Ordered from Boeingâs 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 [âŚ]
Boeingâs Fortresses Part 1 â The B-17 Flying Fortress
Join us for Part 1 of our series on Boeingâs Fortresses, the incredible B-17 Flying Fortress! đŠď¸Check out Ben Skipperâs first visit to The Damcasters on Civil Aviationâs First 100 Years right here: https://youtu.be/upQyb-yEvzc đŠď¸Buy Benâs Flight Craft books from Pen and Sword at The Damcasters Bookshop (UK Only) here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/boneyabroad đFollow Ben on Twitter [âŚ]
Navigating the Duxford Debate
Following an uncomfortable debate about a news article in Aeroplane Monthly on Duxfordâs 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 he will [âŚ]
Arnhem: Black Tuesday with Al Murray
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 RAFâs 38 Group to resupply the Paras and understand why the defeat [âŚ]
Operation Chowhound with Lucy Hanson
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 âHunger Winterâ 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 [âŚ]
Propwash Airshow at Stow Maries
Propwash is the summer Festival of the Air at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome and we were delighted to be there! Following the museumâs CEO Ian Flintâs 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 museumâs [âŚ]
Harry Hardy DFC â Hawker Typhoon Pilot
On the 10th of August 1944, Harry Hardy joined 440 âCity of Ottawaâ Squadron RCAF in Normandy, flying Hawker Typhoon âBombphoonsâ. 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 [âŚ]
Flying Catch-22 with âStoneyâ Stonich
#Catch-22 is one of Scott Marchand and Iâs 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 Nicholsâ adaptation in 1969, we jumped at the chance. Stoney tells us all about the production, the challenges [âŚ]
