Review of Masters of the Air Episode 5

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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4.8 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth, Bill and Tommy take a look at Masters of the Air Episode 5. The trio breaks down the episode and get into the historical detail regarding the October 10, 1943 8th Air Force mission to Munster, Germany. The third in a row for the Mighty Eighth, Munster was the worst of them all for the 100th Bomb Group and a new emerging hero, Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal. The raid also signaled a significant shift in the bombing strategy for the American Army Air Forces that would have dire consequences for the rest of the war. Tune in and see what the guys have to say. Image courtesy Apple TV

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:17.3	My name is Seth Perid and historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby. And with me as always is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy captain, Bill Toaddy,
0:26.4	former skipper, the Fast Tech submarine, U.S.S. Indianapolis, common ore submarine squad,
0:30.3	and through Pearl Harbor, and many other postings. How are you this fine February morning, Bill. I'm doing well, Seth, you know, with all the nicknames and masters there, Buck, Bucky,
0:41.2	maybe you should start referring to me by my call sign at the Academy was Taco.
0:46.6	So if you want to call me Taco, that'll work.
0:49.5	I'll answer to it.
0:51.0	I don't think I can do that, Bill.
0:57.3	Don't ask me if you say, why did they call you taco? I won't be able to tell you. You don't get to make them up. Somebody else makes them up for you.
1:02.7	And there you go. I think if I remember correctly when we were in Benicia, California,
1:07.4	draining that bottle of makers mark, if I remember correctly, you told me why. But I frankly don't exactly recall exactly all the details.
1:14.2	Yeah, it started out as Taco Bill, and then it just got shortened to Taco.
1:18.3	But anyway.
1:19.2	There we go.
1:19.9	It's not we're here to talk about today, Seth.
1:22.2	It is not.
1:22.8	And we want to welcome the third member of our crew here, Tommy Lofton, who is the director of the Mississippi
1:27.7	Armed Forces Museum and a fine historian and good buddy, great buddy, best buddy, how are you
1:32.0	today, Tommy Lofton? I am good, and I guess my call sign is sweet tea, so we can go with that.
1:37.8	It is. That is true. There is a story behind that one, too.
1:42.5	That is true.
1:46.4	Another episode for another day.
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