Review of Masters of the Air Episode 1

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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4.8 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Seth, Bill, and new crewman Tommy Lofton take a look at Masters of the Air Episode 1. The team breaks down the show, what was right, what was wrong, and how they liked it. As always, the crew throws in historical accuracy where needed and tells the real story of what happened to the real people at the right times. Tune in into this limited run series and hear what the guys have to say. Cover Image courtesy Apple TV

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:18.0	My name is Seth Paradig, historian and deputy director at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby. And with me as always is my
0:24.3	esteemed co-host retired Navy Captain Bill Tody, former Skipper, the Fast Attack
0:27.7	Submarine, USS, Indianapolis, and the abbreviated resume that he, resume that he
0:32.2	so desires for me to speak from now on. How are you this morning, Bill?
0:35.5	Doing great, Seth. I'm excited to kind of diverge off into this special series that we're
0:43.8	doing on a special topic that we've been waiting for for a long time.
0:48.6	Indeed. Indeed. And to clarify that for the next several weeks in line with our regular
0:56.2	weekly release on the Pacific War, we will be doing an additional episode each week that covers our review of the Apple TV series Masters of the Air.
1:02.7	We'll get into each episode and deliver the history around the missions and the people portrayed in the series in our normal yet abbreviated way.
1:10.0	With us as well, as I'm sure you can see, if you're watching it, if you're not, please do.
1:14.9	As a new member of our crew for this limited run series, he is a longtime colleague of mine from our World War II days, and I do mean long time colleague.
1:22.1	One of the finest historians I've ever known, my best buddy, director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Tommy Lofden.
1:27.7	Tommy, how are you this fine Monday morning?
1:30.5	Pretty good, guys.
1:31.4	Glad to be here with you, and thanks for let me be a part of this.
1:34.8	And looking forward to all the conversations we'll be having over the next few weeks.
1:40.5	Of which we will have many, I am sure.
1:43.3	I am sure.
1:44.0	Yeah, it's going to be fun.
1:45.0	But, Seth, does this make us the unauthorized history of the European theater now?
1:50.6	No.
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