DescriptionAirmen tell of their experiences interspersed with music and news. Includes Eagles Over Europe; the AAF Roosevelt eulogy; recordings during bomb runs; the story of the last dog fight over Germany; Silver Wings over the Pacific; interviews with the wives of B-29 pilots after a bomb run over Japan; and dropping the A-bomb.
DescriptionTwo months before the outbreak of WWII, 17-year-old Geoffrey Wellum leaves school to become a fighter pilot with the RAF. Bursting with youthful energy and expectations, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately, Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day, caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s. Over the coming months he and his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum, many never return. First Light is Geoffrey Wellum's gripping memoir of his experiences as a fighter pilot.
DescriptionOperation Desert Storm veteran Darren T. Mace, a rugged radar navigator, is swept off his feet by beautiful and tough Rebecca Furness, one of the first women to fly a combat aircraft. He soon finds himself joining forces with this ace flier when a border skirmish between Russia and the Ukraine escalates to an all-out conflict. The U.S. sends an air combat force to the Ukraine, including a secret unit that will form the bulk of the Ukraine's nuclear deterrent force. But the plans go awry, and Mace, Furness, and the other U.S. forces soon find themselves into a war that goes beyond Ukrainian borders.
DescriptionEscaping certain death, not once but several times, lies at the core of this riveting, real-life story of an American soldier during World War II. In One Man's War: The WW II Saga of Tommy LaMore, a B-17 airman vividly details his experiences in wa…
DescriptionIn the early 1940s, the US Airforce faced a dilemma. Thousands of new airplanes were coming off assembly lines and needed to be delivered to military bases nationwide, yet most of America's pilots were overseas fighting the war. To deal with the backlog, the government launched an experimental program to train women pilots to fly military aircraft. They were known as the WASPs, the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Originally premiered on NPR's All Things Considered, December 18, 2002.
