The Hangar with Taildragger – Radio Hangar
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About the podcast
Aviation history, warbirds, restorations, and hangar flying. Taildragger tells the stories behind the machines and the people who flew them. From Radio Hangar, 24/7 aviation talk radio.
Episodes 1,518
Jimmy Doolittle, the Full Panel Flight of Nineteen Twenty-Nine, and the Canvas Hood at Mitchel Field That Invented Instrument Flying
Jimmy Doolittle, the Full Panel Flight of Nineteen Twenty-Nine, and the Canvas Hood at Mitchel Field That Invented Instrument Flying. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Paul Cornu, the Bicycle Shop in Normandy, and the November Morning in Nineteen Oh Seven When a Helicopter First Left the Ground
Paul Cornu, the Bicycle Shop in Normandy, and the November Morning in Nineteen Oh Seven When a Helicopter First Left the Ground. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Bob Hoover, the Stolen Focke-Wulf, and the Escape from Stalag Luft One
Bob Hoover, the Stolen Focke-Wulf, and the Escape from Stalag Luft One. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Phoebe Omlie, the Memphis Wing Walker, and the Barnstormer Who Became Roosevelt's Aviation Advisor
Phoebe Omlie, the Memphis Wing Walker, and the Barnstormer Who Became Roosevelt's Aviation Advisor. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Bessie Coleman, the Flight Schools That Turned Her Away, and the Wings She Brought Home from France in Nineteen Twenty-One
Bessie Coleman, the Flight Schools That Turned Her Away, and the Wings She Brought Home from France in Nineteen Twenty-One. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Douglas DC-3, the Gooney Bird That Refused to Retire, and the Aircraft That Made Commercial Aviation Make Sense
The Douglas DC-3, the Gooney Bird That Refused to Retire, and the Aircraft That Made Commercial Aviation Make Sense. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Wop May, the Mercy Flight to Fort Vermilion, and the Open Cockpit at Forty Below That Proved Aviation Could Survive the Canadian Winter
Wop May, the Mercy Flight to Fort Vermilion, and the Open Cockpit at Forty Below That Proved Aviation Could Survive the Canadian Winter. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Messerschmitt Me 262, the Jet Fighter Adolf Hitler Turned Into a Bomber, and the Aircraft That Arrived Too Late to Change the War
The Messerschmitt Me 262, the Jet Fighter Adolf Hitler Turned Into a Bomber, and the Aircraft That Arrived Too Late to Change the War. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
John Alcock, Arthur Whitten Brown, and the Vickers Vimy That Crossed the Atlantic Eight Years Before Lindbergh
John Alcock, Arthur Whitten Brown, and the Vickers Vimy That Crossed the Atlantic Eight Years Before Lindbergh. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Roscoe Turner, Gilmore the Flying Lion, and the Thompson Trophy Race That Made Cleveland the Center of the Aviation World
Roscoe Turner, Gilmore the Flying Lion, and the Thompson Trophy Race That Made Cleveland the Center of the Aviation World. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird at the Udvar-Hazy Center, the Final Flight from Palmdale to Dulles, and the Sixty-Seven Minutes That Retired the Greatest Spy Plane in Aviation History
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird at the Udvar-Hazy Center, the Final Flight from Palmdale to Dulles, and the Sixty-Seven Minutes That Retired the Greatest Spy Plane in Aviation History. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Flak-Bait, the Martin B-26 Marauder That Flew Two Hundred and Two Combat Missions, and the Smithsonian Restoration Uncovering Every Patch, Every Repair, and Every Story Left in the Metal
Flak-Bait, the Martin B-26 Marauder That Flew Two Hundred and Two Combat Missions, and the Smithsonian Restoration Uncovering Every Patch, Every Repair, and Every Story Left in the Metal. With Taildragger on …
Show notes
Flak-Bait, the Martin B-26 Marauder That Flew Two Hundred and Two Combat Missions, and the Smithsonian Restoration Uncovering Every Patch, Every Repair, and Every Story Left in the Metal. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.The de Havilland Mosquito, the Wooden Wonder the Air Ministry Didn't Want, and the Private Venture That Became the Most Versatile Aircraft of the Second World War
The de Havilland Mosquito, the Wooden Wonder the Air Ministry Didn't Want, and the Private Venture That Became the Most Versatile Aircraft of the Second World War. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Chuck Yeager, the Bell X-One, and the Sound Barrier He Broke with Two Cracked Ribs and a Borrowed Broomstick
Chuck Yeager, the Bell X-One, and the Sound Barrier He Broke with Two Cracked Ribs and a Borrowed Broomstick. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Cactus Air Force, Joe Foss and the F4F Wildcat, and the November Morning Over Henderson Field That Cracked the Japanese Spine at Guadalcanal
The Cactus Air Force, Joe Foss and the F4F Wildcat, and the November Morning Over Henderson Field That Cracked the Japanese Spine at Guadalcanal. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Cornfield Bomber, the Convair F-106 Delta Dart That Ejected Its Pilot and Landed Itself Intact in a Montana Snow Field
The Cornfield Bomber, the Convair F-106 Delta Dart That Ejected Its Pilot and Landed Itself Intact in a Montana Snow Field. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Ormer Locklear, the First Man to Walk on Wings, and the Hollywood Floodlights That Killed Him
Ormer Locklear, the First Man to Walk on Wings, and the Hollywood Floodlights That Killed Him. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Harriet Quimby, the Blériot Eleven, and the Channel Crossing That the Titanic Erased from Every Front Page
Harriet Quimby, the Blériot Eleven, and the Channel Crossing That the Titanic Erased from Every Front Page. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Supermarine Spitfire, the Elliptical Wing R.J. Mitchell Never Saw Win the Battle of Britain, and the Aircraft That Refused to Be Forgotten
The Supermarine Spitfire, the Elliptical Wing R.J. Mitchell Never Saw Win the Battle of Britain, and the Aircraft That Refused to Be Forgotten. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Harold Gillam, the Man Who Flew in Gillam Weather, and the Alaska Mountain That Finally Answered Back
Harold Gillam, the Man Who Flew in Gillam Weather, and the Alaska Mountain That Finally Answered Back. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Operation Chastise, Barnes Wallis and the Bouncing Bomb, and the Night Six Seventeen Squadron Broke the Ruhr Dams
Operation Chastise, Barnes Wallis and the Bouncing Bomb, and the Night Six Seventeen Squadron Broke the Ruhr Dams. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Wiley Post, the Winnie Mae, and the Solo Circumnavigation That Found the Jet Stream
Wiley Post, the Winnie Mae, and the Solo Circumnavigation That Found the Jet Stream. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Travel Air Mystery Ship, the Wichita Monoplane That Outran the Army at Cleveland, and the Race That Made the Generals Go Back to the Drawing Board
The Travel Air Mystery Ship, the Wichita Monoplane That Outran the Army at Cleveland, and the Race That Made the Generals Go Back to the Drawing Board. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the Memphis Belle Restoration, and the Airplane That Carried the Weight of a Nation's Hope
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the Memphis Belle Restoration, and the Airplane That Carried the Weight of a Nation's Hope. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Doc the B Twenty-Nine, the China Lake Desert, and the Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Hours That Flew Her Home
Doc the B Twenty-Nine, the China Lake Desert, and the Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Hours That Flew Her Home. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, the Jug That Refused to Die, and the Eight-Thousand-Pound Fighter That Became the Most Feared Ground Attack Machine in Europe
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, the Jug That Refused to Die, and the Eight-Thousand-Pound Fighter That Became the Most Feared Ground Attack Machine in Europe. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Richard Bong, the Ace of Aces, and the August Morning in Burbank That Ended America's Greatest Fighter Pilot
Richard Bong, the Ace of Aces, and the August Morning in Burbank That Ended America's Greatest Fighter Pilot. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
The Battle of Taranto, the Fairey Swordfish Stringbag, and the Night Attack That Changed Naval Warfare Forever
The Battle of Taranto, the Fairey Swordfish Stringbag, and the Night Attack That Changed Naval Warfare Forever. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Clyde Pangborn, Miss Veedol, and the Landing Gear He Dropped Over the Pacific
Clyde Pangborn, Miss Veedol, and the Landing Gear He Dropped Over the Pacific. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
Ivan Gates, the Gates Flying Circus, and the Five-Dollar Ride That Introduced a Generation of Americans to Flight
Ivan Gates, the Gates Flying Circus, and the Five-Dollar Ride That Introduced a Generation of Americans to Flight. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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