The Damcasters - The Aviation History Podcast Matt Bone

In this second part of our interview with WW2 Veteran Bob Reierson, Bob tells us about heading to the Pacific, flying the A-20 in combat over the Philippines, and, after 80 years, Bob climbs into the cockpit of the Pima Air and Space Museum's Douglas A-20G Havoc.
Catch up on part 1 here: https://youtu.be/6uWN_vN7FyI
Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
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00:00 Intro and Pima Latest
01:44 Bob Flies His First Training Sorties Against the Japanese
06:41 Bob Hunts for a Downed B-25
09:54 Bob Gets Posted to the 417th Bomb Group
15:52 Bob's Experience of Flying versus the 8th AF in Europe
18:27 Low Level Attack on Corregidor
24:25 Navigation over the Philippines
26:22 Difficulties of Formation Flying
30:00 Coordination with the Army
32:03 Bob Comes Home
37:10 Pima's Douglas A-20G Havok
39:14 Bob Returns to the Cockpit After 80 Years
48:07 Wrap up - Become a Damcasteer!

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Bob Reierson joined the USAAF at age 18 and would find himself flying the Douglas A-20G Havoc in the Pacific. On my last visit to the Pima Air and Space Museum, director of collections Andrew Boehly arranged for Bob and I to sit down and discuss flying the A-20. In Part 1 of this 2-part interview, we discuss Bob joining up, learning to fly the PT-19, the BT-13, the UC-78, the B-25, and finally getting his hands on the A-20.
To get early access to part 2 to hear about Bob flying the A-20 in combat and climbing back in the cockpit of an A-20 for the first time in 80 years, become a Damcasteer today!
Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
00:00 Introduction
02:30 Meet Bob Reierson
02:55 Bob Introduces Boney to the Douglas A-20 Havoc
10:33 Bob's Dream of Flying
11:46 Bob Applies to the Aviation Cadet Program
13:00 Bob is Called Up to the US Army Air Force
16:47 Bob's Primary Flight Training
21:23 Bob Transitions to Twin Engine Aircraft - UC-78 and B-25
29:47 Training on the A-20 Begins
39:10 The Importance of Formation Flying
44:31 Bob's Journey to the Pacific
53:04 End of Part 1 - Become a Damcasteer!

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David and Lindsey Goss run the fantastic GossHawk Unlimted in Casa Grande, Arizona. There they build incredible warbirds like Fw-190s (see part 1!) and care for the world's last airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer. Join us as Lindsey shows us around the Privateer and find out how you, if you are an engineer, are wanted at GossHawk
★Listen to part 1 here: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/building-focke-wulf-fw-190s-at-gosshawk-unlimited
★Watch part 1 here: https://youtu.be/KxTgQ_XbMbI
★Visit the GossHawk Unlimited website here: https://gosshawkunlimited.com/
★Fancy working at GossHawk? Check out the latest job openings on the careers page here: https://gosshawkunlimited.com/jobs/
★Follow GossHawk Unlimited on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/GossHawkUnlimitedInc/
Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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Father and daughter team David and Lindsey Goss run one of the world's leading warbird restoration and maintenance companies, GossHawk Unlimited. Back in February, they kindly welcomed us to have a tour around the shop, learn about how GossHawk came about and, this week, what goes into rebuilding Focke-Wulf Fw-190s.
Next week, we tour the world's last airworthy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer.
Watch the video version on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/KxTgQ_XbMbI
★Visit the GossHawk Unlimited website here: https://gosshawkunlimited.com/
★Fancy working at GossHawk? Check out the latest job openings on the careers page here: https://gosshawkunlimited.com/jobs/
★Follow GossHawk Unlimited on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/GossHawkUnlimitedInc/
Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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When filmmaker Mary Haverstick started pre-production on a film about the Mercury 13, which selected and tested women for spaceflight, she knew the key was the legendary Jerrie Cobb. Mary's relationship with Cobb led to her uncovering much more about the aviator and a trail that led to the CIA and the Kennedy assassination. Mary's 10-year journey resulted in her book, A Woman I Know, which chronicles her journey to uncover the secrets held by a very secretive woman.
★Buy A Woman I Know: Female Spies, Double Identities, and a New Story of the Kennedy Assassination, at The Damcasters Bookshop here (10% of each sale supports the podcast) UK only: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781915590626
★Buy A Woman I Know: Female Spies, Double Identities, and a New Story of the Kennedy Assassination, in the US here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737399/a-woman-i-know-by-mary-haverstick/
★View Mary's Dealey Plaza Multicam assembly of the Kennedy Assassination here: https://vimeo.com/877221401
★Follow Mary on X/Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MaryHaverstick
★Follow Mary on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/haverfilms/
Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
00:00 Introduction and Background
12:53 The Start of the Rabbit Hole: A Visit from a Federal Agent
29:35 Investigating the Connection: Jerry Cobb and June Cobb
36:11 The CIA's Assassination Program and the Threat of Communism
43:11 Jerry Cobb's Desire to Tell the Story
49:46 Reflections on the Journey and Conflicted Feelings

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SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, was a joint program by NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR which put a 2.5m reflecting telescope in the back of an ex-Pan Am Beoing 747SP. Dr Dörte Mehlert, head of education and public relations at the German SOFIA Institute (DSI), joins us to take us through the incredible discoveries SOFIA made.
★NASA's SOFIA Mission Page: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/sofia
★Deutsches SOFIA Institut (DSI) Mission Page: https://www.dsi.uni-stuttgart.de/en/
★NASA/IPAC SOFIA Media Portal: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SOFIA/docs/events/media-portal/
★NASA/IPAC SOFIA Observation Portal: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SOFIA/docs/multimedia/image-gallery/gallery/scientific-observations/index.html
Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:
★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/
★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/
★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/
★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/
★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters
The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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