World of Warbirds

World of Warbirds

Each episode is an exploration of a different aircraft from the World Wars Era: how they were designed, built, modified and used in combat and if any have survived. Join me at : patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds Facebook: @WorldofWB Email: bpearce29@gmail.com Consider becoming a Warbirds Support: https://paypal.me/WOWB17?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US

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August 29, 2025 30 mins

Too late for WW2, but she saw plenty of action in Korea to the Bay of Pigs! Help me clear up a podcasting regret!

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Recently Declassified!!

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August 15, 2025 52 mins

She just wouldn't stop flying and fighting...from WW2 to Korea to Bay of Pigs to Vietnam to a whole bunch of shadow wars and even fighting fires, the Invader was a Warbird that never quit!

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August 11, 2025 53 mins

Re-releasing gave me a chance to fix up and add material to this one! Even if you heard it the first time, I think you'll appreciate it!

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August 8, 2025 19 mins

Yes, this one's personal....Want Part 2 right away or to see soem images of me and my Warbird crush? Head over to Patreon! Connect with us! We love comments!

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August 1, 2025 18 mins

It's a re-release of the classic Japanese dive bomber at Pearl Harbour. Enjoy! Connect with us! We love comments!

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July 25, 2025 49 mins

Tanner is back with a facinating look at the origins of jet powered fighter aircraft in the Soviet era! Don't expect HUDs or air-to-air missiles, Soviet pilots were lucky if they could fire their guns AND keep their engine running at the same time! Enjoy!

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July 11, 2025 32 mins

Whether you called it the Sparrowhawk or il gobbo maledetto: the "Damned Hunchback", it's a damned interesting Italian warbird! Enjoy! Connect with us! We love comments!

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It's a re-release of the Battle of Britain's "other" fighter. Enjoy! Connect with us! We love comments!

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Most of us know Beechcraft for its reliable trainers and business aircraft—but what if I told you they also built a fierce ground-attack prototype around a tank cannon?

In this teaser, we scratch the surface of the XA-38 “Grizzly,” a twin-engine warplane that looked like a fighter, hit like a howitzer, and almost made it into WWII. Why was it built, and why did it disappear?

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June 20, 2025 50 mins

Don't mix it up with the A/B-26 Invader! This medium bomber was both knows as a "widow-maker" and was almost cancelled, but also had lowest loss rate of any bomber in the European Theater of Operations?? How did that work?? Let's dive in and find out!

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June 6, 2025 33 mins

It's a re-release of an earlier episode that dropped off Spotify for some reason. Could we really have a WW2 Warbids podcast and NOT have the Stuka? No Way!!

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May 22, 2025 38 mins

The Kawasaki Ki-45 "Nick" finds its niche tangling with B-29s over Tokyo.

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B-17 Part 4 "Punchboard"

P-40 Warhawk

Corsair Part 1

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May 9, 2025 39 mins

Let's look at cookies, Upkeep and Operation Chastise, otherwise known as the Dambuster Raid, Highballs, Tallboys and Grand Slams!!

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April 25, 2025 54 mins

The F4U Corsair comes into its own from the Pacific, to the Atlantic, Korea, Suez to the "Football War"!

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OS2U Kingfisher

F6F Hellcat - Made to Order

Polikarpov Po-2

P-40 Warhawk

F9F Panther

Devotion Movie Review

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April 18, 2025 34 mins

I've been waiting for this one! In Part 1 we learn about the conception, design, prototype of the Bent Wing Bird...and some of its problems. I hope you enjoy it!

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OS2U Kingfisher

F6F Hellcat - Made to Order

Polikarpov Po-2

P-40 Warhawk

F9F Panther

Devotion Movie Review

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April 11, 2025 37 mins

Because some of my older episodes have dropped off Spotify, I will be re-releasing them here and there. Take a nostalgic "flight" with episode #1 of WOWB: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk! (Please be gentle, I was soooo new at this 5 years ago!)

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Fighter Pilot Tanner is back with another episode, this time on the Grumman S2 Tracker, fondly known as the Stoof!

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What are Variable Pitch Props? What are cookie bombs? Why are wingtips higher than wing roots? What are the difference between machine guns and cannon? Why weren’t contra rotating props used more? Why can't propeller planes go supersonic?

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February 28, 2025 50 mins

Gooney Birds foght for freedom all over the world, from the Hump to landing troops on D-Day and Market Garden, to saving lives by evacuating wounded to safety everywhere. They flew the Berlin Airlift and then got a whole new role in Vietnam as Spooky gunships and they just keep on flying and working to this very day!

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