FPP096 - B-29 Superfortress

Fighter Pilot Podcast

Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot

Leisure, History, Aviation, Technology, Personal Journals, Government, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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A discussion on the WW2-era bomber that concluded the war in the Pacific and still flies tours and parades with commemorative squadrons today. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:00.0	Thanks to our sponsor National University.
0:02.3	National University knows how important flexibility is for busy adults going back to school.
0:06.8	After all, NU was founded by a U.S. Navy veteran.
0:09.6	That's why NU offers year-round enrollment as well as four and eight-week online
0:13.5	course options, master's degrees and doctoral programs in the most high-demand
0:17.2	field so veterans and service members can advance their careers.
0:20.1	NU is a yellow ribbon school and accepts the post-911 GI Bill while offering veterans help to cover
0:25.8	what the GI Bill may not.
0:27.1	To find out more, visit NU.EDU. VE T.T. Forget Shark Week.
0:37.0	Forget Shark Week.
0:38.6	Here on the fighter pilot podcast, it's bomber month.
0:42.0	On the third, 13th and 23rd of November will feature a different historic
0:47.2	bomber from the World War II era North American B25 Mitchell and Boeing B-29 Super Fortress to the Cold War era Avro Vulcan.
0:57.0	Never mind the announcements.
0:58.4	Listener questions can wait.
1:00.3	Let's get straight to the bombers with your host, former U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot Trevor Boswell. Welcome everybody. This is a boat from the air to air weapons episode back on
1:16.5	episode 18. Jello has graciously let me host an episode for Bauer Month
1:21.2	2020 and I'm coming to you with an episode on the mighty B-29
1:24.8	Super Fortress. I'm here with Mr. Al-Benzing. Al, thanks for being here. How are you doing today?
1:30.1	I'm doing great. I'm really looking forward to talking about this awesome B-29 today.
1:35.0	Man, I'm really excited. This is a pretty awesome machine and I know the listeners have kind of been
1:39.7	itching for more bomber content, so I know they're all excited to hear what you have to say as we jump into the second annual bomber month.
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