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FPP176 - RF-4 Photo Phantoms with "Racehorse"
Episode 172
On this repurposed 2021 'Happy Hour' discussion, retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Larry "Racehorse" Rannals describes his career beginning as a…
2 years, 5 months ago
FPP175 - MiG Killer Reconciles with Former Enemy
Episode 175
Robert Dosé was a World War 2 fighter pilot who downed an Imperial Japanese aircraft. Thirty years later, his son Curtis downed a Vietnamese MiG-21, …
2 years, 6 months ago
FPP174 - Green Phantoms, Pink Jags, and the Shah of Iran with "Ed"
Episode 174
Nelson "Ed" Cobleigh is a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran-turned author who flew the A-4 Skyhawk, F-4 Phantom, Jaguar, F-104 …
2 years, 6 months ago
FPP173 - Fighter Pilot Legacy with "Guido"
Episode 169
Retired U.S. Navy Captain Jim "Guido" Dimatteo is the son of a WW2 fighter pilot, himself a former A-4, F-14, F-16N, F/A-18 pilot and still an F-5 pi…
2 years, 7 months ago
Fly Girls Revolt: The Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat
FPP friend and occasional cohost, Ken Katz, welcomes back to the show Dr. Eileen Bjorkman to discuss her new book, Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the…
2 years, 7 months ago
FPP172 - Rogers E. Smith: The Test Pilot Who Flew Everything
Episode 172
Rogers E. Smith is a Canadian-American pilot who served in the RCAF, U.S. Marines, and U.S. Air National Guard and spent a long career testing nearly…
2 years, 7 months ago
FPP171 - The Flying Leathernecks Return to Irvine
Episode 171
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General Mike Aguilar explains how the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum is moving from MCAS Miramar in San Diego…
2 years, 8 months ago
FPP170 - Italian Tornados in the Storm with "Puffo"
Episode 170
Retired Italian Air Force General and former Tornado pilot Gianmarco Bellini joins guest host Craig "Crunch" Snyder to discuss his terrifying low-alt…
2 years, 8 months ago
FPP169 - Helo's to Hornets to Headlines with "Chopper"
Episode 169
Retired U.S. Navy Captain Brett "Chopper" Crozier describes his career from flying SH-60B Seahawks to returning to flight school to learn the F/A-18 …
2 years, 9 months ago
FPP168 - 50 Years of Fighter Piloting with "Frawls"
Episode 168
Phillip Frawley is not only a retired Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot, he is a Guinness World Record holder for being the oldest and longest…
2 years, 9 months ago