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Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:00 pm
Hi all,
Does anyone know of any good audio links to interviews with WWII pilots discussing their war years? The other day I was listening to a podcast of a B24 pilot talking about escorting a battle damaged P38 home over the Pacific and it was absolutely riveting. Would like to find more tales like these. Thanks.
Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:08 pm
The EAA Timeless Voices archive is very interesting.
http://www.eaavideo.org/channel.aspx?ch=ch_warbirds
Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:19 pm
Thanks. I actually saw that link posted elsewhere, but the problem is I can't use it because I need something for an ipod (audio only, not video).
Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:53 pm
Hi mate
Have a look at this page of interviews for The WONZ Show. This is a new initiative by Dave Homewood (member here) who runs the Wings Over New Zealand forum.
http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html#Ep1Not all are WW2 pilots but lots of good listening.
Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:31 am
Warbirdradio.com
Matt has done many WWII Pilot interviews. You can listen to the podcasts of all of the episodes.
http://www.warbirdradio.com/shows/warbi ... -presents/http://www.warbirdradio.com/shows/warbi ... live-show/
Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:30 am
Thanks all. Found a great one full of accounts:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... MsilKvQzegIt's on iTunes and FREE. I started listening to the one labeled "Jack Tueller" and it's about a P47 pilot that carried his trumpet with him on every flight.
Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:46 am
I don't know if you're familiar with the Old Time Radio Network but here's the link. These are actual radio shows/plays from back in the 30's and 40's. Many are war related shows by famous voice actors. Of interest....there is a 1943 radio show (Radio show #151) related to a current search that is going on in Greenland. Great story of a B-17 crew's survival on the ice cap. I don't know if they can be download to an ipod.
http://www.otr.net/?p=cavlThe co-pilot of that B-17 in the radio show was LT Harry Spencer. Below is a website dedicated to him at the Irving, Texas library. Great pics and story there too. The story is 10 pages long.
http://www.cityofirving.org/library/arc ... er-p01.asp