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radio show that explores the fascinating world of air combat, the aircraft, the weapons systems,

and most importantly, the people. I'm your host Vincent Ayello. As you heard during our end of

your episode back on December 31st, this is the podcast's fifth year in show business,

so we're shifting our release schedule to the fives. That's the fifth, 15th, and 25th of every

month, and at 5 a.m. Pacific time. But for this, the very first episode of the year,

we're playing an intermission show, otherwise we would have had to work straight through the holidays

and instead of taking a well-deserved break. So what you're about to hear is from our Happy Hour

series on Patreon. Patreon, you may recall, is a social media platform that allows enthusiastic

listeners to financially support the show while gaining access to exclusive content,

like these Happy Hour sessions, among many other offerings. This particular Happy Hour recorded

in mid-2021 is with one of only two pilots to ever barricade a stricken FAA-18 aboard a carrier

at sea. Now, if you want to view the video we refer to repeatedly during our discussion,

well, then head on over to patreon.com, search for the Fighter Pilot podcast,

sign up at the flight lead tier or higher, then click on the Happy Hour folder where you can find

this and dozens of other compelling discussions with military aviation heroes. So enjoy this

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