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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 you have even a passing interest in flight, we will have something for you.
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The Damcasters - The Aviation History Podcast Matt Bone

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    • 5.0 • 6 Ratings

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 flight, we will have something for you.
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    Building Focke-Wulf Fw 190s at GossHawk Unlimited - Part 1

    Building Focke-Wulf Fw 190s at GossHawk Unlimited - Part 1

    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 last airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer.
    Watch the video version on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/KxTgQ_XbMbI
    ★Visit the GossHawk Unlimited website here: https://gosshawkunlimited.com/
    ★Fancy working at GossHawk? Check out the latest job openings on the careers page here: https://gosshawkunlimited.com/jobs/
    ★Follow GossHawk Unlimited on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/GossHawkUnlimitedInc/
    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
    ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
    The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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    • 47 min
    The Lives of Jerrie Cobb with Mary Haverstick

    The Lives of Jerrie Cobb with Mary Haverstick

    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 resulted in her book, A Woman I Know, which chronicles her journey to uncover the secrets held by a very secretive woman.
    ★Buy A Woman I Know: Female Spies, Double Identities, and a New Story of the Kennedy Assassination, at The Damcasters Bookshop here (10% of each sale supports the podcast) UK only: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781915590626
    ★Buy A Woman I Know: Female Spies, Double Identities, and a New Story of the Kennedy Assassination, in the US here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737399/a-woman-i-know-by-mary-haverstick/
    ★View Mary's Dealey Plaza Multicam assembly of the Kennedy Assassination here: https://vimeo.com/877221401
    ★Follow Mary on X/Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MaryHaverstick
    ★Follow Mary on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/haverfilms/
    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
    ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
    The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
    00:00 Introduction and Background
    12:53 The Start of the Rabbit Hole: A Visit from a Federal Agent
    29:35 Investigating the Connection: Jerry Cobb and June Cobb
    36:11 The CIA's Assassination Program and the Threat of Communism
    43:11 Jerry Cobb's Desire to Tell the Story
    49:46 Reflections on the Journey and Conflicted Feelings

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    • 55 min
    NASA's Airborne Telescope SOFIA with Dörte Mehlert

    NASA's Airborne Telescope SOFIA with Dörte Mehlert

    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 discoveries SOFIA made.
    ★NASA's SOFIA Mission Page: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/sofia
    ★Deutsches SOFIA Institut (DSI) Mission Page: https://www.dsi.uni-stuttgart.de/en/
    ★NASA/IPAC SOFIA Media Portal: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SOFIA/docs/events/media-portal/
    ★NASA/IPAC SOFIA Observation Portal: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SOFIA/docs/multimedia/image-gallery/gallery/scientific-observations/index.html
    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
    ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
    The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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    • 58 min
    Boeing NB-52A "The High and Mighty One" Cockpit Tour

    Boeing NB-52A "The High and Mighty One" Cockpit Tour

    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 check out the time capsule that is the X-15 Mothership.
    Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
    ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
    The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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    • 26 min
    7 Minutes in Hell with Dr Philip Blood

    7 Minutes in Hell with Dr Philip Blood

    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 a major part of his new book, War Comes to Aachen.
    ★Follow Phil on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/HistorianBlood
    ★Phil's Academea.edu page with his thesis, papers and reviews can be found here: https://philipwblood.academia.edu/
    ★Pre-order War Comes to Aachen: The Nazis, Churchill and the 'Stalingrad of the West from The Damcasters Bookshop. 10% of each sale supports the pod. UK only. https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781911723691
    Please check out the latest from our sponsor, the Pima Air and Space Museum, through the links below:
    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
    ★Learn more about the Titan Missle Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
    The Damcasters © 2022 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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    • 1 hr 26 min
    Pima's Convair B-36J Peacemaker

    Pima's Convair B-36J Peacemaker

    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 links below:
    ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
    ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
    ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
    ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
    ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
    The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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    • 7 min

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