World of Warbirds
Each episode delivers a deep-dive engineering and operational analysis of a single aircraft. Go beyond mainstream history to discover how these legendary warbirds were designed, built, and modified for the crucible of combat. From legendary fighters and heavy bombers to overlooked cutting-edge prototypes, we cross-reference official military logs, design development records, and pilot memoirs to separate myth from historical fact. We also track down the rare survivors still in existence today, keeping these incredible engineering marvels alive. Fix your eyes on the skies and join the flight. Support the Show & Connect: • Patreon: patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds • PayPal Support: paypal.me/WOWB17 • Facebook: @WorldofWB • Contact: bpearce29@gmail.com
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Conceived in a Soviet prison, built in 45 days, and pushed to 400+ mph—the Petlyakov Pe-2 is the most vital WWII warbird you’ve maybe never heard of.
Join me as we explore the wild story behind Russia’s high-speed dive bomber. From its origins as a pressurized high-altitude interceptor to its frantic 4-day conversion into a heavy night fighter, the Pe-2 was a brilliant, unforgiving, and heavy-handed machine that d...
What happened to the Brewster Company after the Buffalo? We look at the SB2A Buccaneer (Bermuda) and the Brewster Corsairs... and beyond! Enjoy!
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Hero or Zero? To explore the wild contradictions of the F2A Buffalo, we look at the origins of the Brewster Company, all the up to the Battle of Midway. Enjoy!
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Today we get all oiled up...
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What might have been had this twin-engine, centreline thrust been allowed to mature? We'll explore that and the colourful story of Fokker.
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Beautiful, sleek and sexy with a powerful cannon punch... what ever happened to the Whirlwind??
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After reading about the crash of DH.88 Comet "Grosvenor House", I went down a rabbit hole of research and am excited to share it all with you! Enjoy!
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In this free-ranging episode I look at the PBY in RAAF and RCAF service, introduce you to the “The Order of the Double Sunrise", look at the Catalina's anti-sub and SAR work, and profile a couple of amazing pilots. I look at how PBY's became firefighting cats and how their DNA made it into the CL-215, 415 and eventual 515 water bombers. Lastly, we look into the future with the CATALINA SPAR™.
Whether we call it PBY, Catalina, Canso, Nomad or even the Soviet GST...it is a hero of a Warbird of epic proportions! Part one takes us from origins to the famous Black Cats. Enjoy!
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patreon.com/WorldofWarbirdsIn a conversation with Aviation Historian Adam Estes we learn the amazing, drama-filled story of how of how a Romanian Ju88 ended up defecting to the British, then flying across the South Atlantic to America, and where it can be seen today, one of the only TWO complete Ju88 survivors!
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patreon.com/WorldofWarbirdsThe amazing, drama-filled story of how of how a Ju88 ended up flying for the RAF, and now it can be seen today, one of the only TWO complete survivors!
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Schnellbomber, dive bomber, heavy day interceptor, night fighter, torpedo bomber, tank buster, long-range reconnaissance, guided parasite flying bomb: the Ju88 could do it all... everything but defeat time itself! Come along on the Luftwaffe's search for a replacement for the irreplaceable (Ju188, 288, 388 and yes, 488!)
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Ju88 Pt 2: The Replacements (FULL)Today we START looking at the Luftwaffe's Swiss-Army Knife! The Ju88 did just about everything!!
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She was an update to the H6K Mavis and perhaps the best flying boat of the war. She participated in the SECOND Pearl Harbour attack (Yes! There was!) and also got into a sumo-type dogfight with a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer.
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Born of a naval treaty loophole that traded airfields for flying boats, the Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" became the eyes of the Imperial Japanese Navy across the vast Pacific. In this episode, I explore how this massive four-engine monoplane—inspired by British designs—achieved a staggering 24-hour endurance, operating from remote lagoons to strike targets as far as Australia.
We’ll break down the technical leap from bi...
It was underpowered, it was slow, it was a claustrophobic nightmare to fly, but it sure could crack open a Panzer! Let's learn about this Luftwaffe weirdo!
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In this special roundtable episode, I’m joined by historian Jenny Chan, CBI scholar Quin Cho and author Rainy Horvath who wrote a tribute memoir to her pilot dad, and we deep dive into one of the most dangerous and overlooked air operations of World War II: Flying the Hump.
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What if Japan could have launched bombers from submarines anywhere in the world? This was not a sci-fi dream — it was the very real (and very bold) wartime plan behind the Aichi M6A Seiran. In this "deep-dive" episode, I explore the Seiran, and the underwater mothership designed to carry it — the enormous I-400.
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