Review of Masters of the Air Episode 4

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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4.8 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth, Bill and Tommy take a look at Masters of the Air Episode 4. The team gets into the nuts and bolts of the episode diving into topics such as the ground crews, leave in London, the American Red Cross, morale within the 8th Air Force and the beginning of the infamous Black Week in October 1943. Image courtesy of Apple TV #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast. My name is Seth
0:19.7	Peridon, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby.
0:23.6	And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Toady,
0:27.0	former skipper of the Fast Attack submarine USS Indianapolis, Palmydora Submarine Squad, and Three in Pearl Harbor.
0:32.9	And many other postings, how are you this fine February morning? Mardi Gras, Bill.
0:42.9	I'm doing great. We're a little late on releasing this episode, but we're going to get it done.
0:49.1	Indeed. Indeed. Can do, as the CB say. And joining us, as always, for these Masters of the Air episode is Director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, my good buddy, best buddy, Tommy
0:54.3	Lofton. How are you this fine February?
0:56.3	Oh, what's happening, guys?
0:58.0	Same on, same on.
1:01.0	And for those who are tuning into this episode for the first time, just a little PSA for
1:07.5	the next several weeks in line with our regular weekly releases on the Pacific
1:11.1	War. We'll be doing additional episode each week that covers our review of the Apple TV series
1:17.4	Masters of the Air, which is obviously what you're watching now. We will get into each episode
1:21.6	and deliver the history around the missions and people portrayed in the series in our normal,
1:25.0	yet abbreviated way. We're going to try and keep this as short. Last one, I think we went kind of long, but that's okay. Before we get started,
1:32.4	we want to ask you to like and subscribe to our channel as it helps other people find our
1:35.9	show. So getting rolling, Bill, we are on part four. I actually said it right this time,
1:41.8	part four of the Masters of the Air. Yeah. Yeah. And so this episode, or part four, I actually said it right this time, part four of the Masters of the Air. Yeah.
1:44.9	Yeah. And so this episode or part four opens in Africa with the crew of the hundredth,
1:53.2	bloody hundreds kind of sitting next to their busted up airplanes, at least several squadrons of them
1:58.6	are. And they're writing letters, Seth.
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