Warriors & Warbirds Airshow – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Monday

MONDAY – Bob Russell from the Warriors & Warbirds Airshow in Monroe, North Carolina joins us on Warbird Radio LIVE!  Find out what’s in store for this weekend’s show.  For more info on the Warriors & Warbirds Airshow just click on the Quick Link posted below.  Warbird Radio LIVE starts tomorrow morning at 10am (EDT).  Thanks for listening!

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Open Line Friday – Halloween Hangar Talk Special

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Pilot Wings Travel To Space For Doolittle Raiders

 

WARBIRD RADIO – Here’s a great story sent to us by Tim Landers from the Wings Over Houston – Legends & Hereos Tent.   The photos and speech below say it all.  FYI…the Raider’s B-25 just happened to taxi by at the perfect time.  Enjoy! 

The following letter was read from the announcers stand by astronaut Steve Robinson:

On April 18, 1942, 80 US Army Air Corps airmen launched from the deck of the USS Hornet to bomb Japan.  The mission was an historic success.  Now, 68 years later, America still marvels at the Doolittle Raid, and what our Army and Navy accomplished together.  Recognizing this historic accomplishment, I agreed to carry several sets of Naval Aviator Wings into Space on my upcoming Space Shuttle Mission earlier this year, for presentation to the living Doolittle Raiders, and today I present to Col Richard E. Cole, Doolittle’s copilot on the raid, a set of those wings.  Colonel Cole, these U.S. Navy gold aviator’s wings were flown in space for you aboard the United States Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Launch: 4:14 am EDT, February 8, 2010

Landing: 10:20 pm EDT, February 21, 2010

Maximum Altitude: 223 miles

Maximum Speed: 17,694 mph

Duration: 13 days, 18 hours, 8 minutes

Earth orbits: 217

Distance: 5.7 million miles

(These wings are given to Dick Cole in honor of the bravery shown by him, and by all of the young airmen who volunteered for that historic one-way mission, a mission that did so much to sustain America’s morale at such a critical time in our history.)

President George Bush was unable to be here to pin the wings on Colonel Cole, but he sent a letter which will now be read by Retired Navy Captain and NASA Research Pilot Frank Marlo. 

(Frank reads letter)

And now Ms. Cindy Chal has the honor of pinning Naval Aviator Wings that have been flown on a Space Shuttle Mission, ON HER FATHER, Colonel Richard E. Cole, Aviator, US Army Air Corps.

Raider Wings In Space Photo Gallery

The Bosarge Family Collection – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday

THURSDAY – The name Bosarge wasn’t known to most warbird fans until Wings Over Houston.  Over the last few weeks the family has purchased several warbirds…well not just “several”.  The family recently purchased two P-51′s, one of the world’s only flying A6M Zeros and the Oshkosh award winning F4U Corsair.  Hear their story… plus their plans for these flying national treasures.  The show starts at 10am (EDT) right here on Warbird Radio.  Thanks for listening!

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Bosarge Family Collection Photo Gallery

WIX Warbird Weekly LIVE! “Chuckie Update” – 10/27/2010 – 8pm (EDT)

WARBIRD RADIO – The WIX boys are back tonight with Chuckie‘s crew chief.  Find out where the B-17 is headed and all the details tonight at 8pm (EDT).  We’ll also be taking your calls and questions… so tune in and join the conversation.  The contact info is posted below.  Thanks for listening!

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