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Fighter Pilot Podcast

Fighter Pilot Podcast

De : Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot
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The Fighter Pilot Podcast explores the fascinating world of air combat: the aircraft, the weapons systems, the emerging technologies, and most importantly—the people. Most episodes feature a guest who helps explain military aviation topics such from Vietnam shoot down stories to how AI is changing air combat. If you love the roar of a high-speed flyby or are enamored by the poise and confidence of the brave men and women who fly, fix, and fight these amazing aircraft, then this show is for you!E. Vincent Aiello, 2018 Politique et gouvernement Sciences politiques Sciences sociales
Épisodes
  • FPP217 - Shot Down, Not Out: Col. Richard "Dog" Brenneman on Service and Survival

    FPP217 - Shot Down, Not Out: Col. Richard "Dog" Brenneman on Service and Survival
    Jun 29 2026
    US Air Force Colonel Richard "Dog" Brenneman describes his incredible story of courage and determination. Shot down over North Vietnam on his 26th combat mission while flying the F-4 Phantom II, Col. Brenneman spent more than 1,900 days as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton before returning home and was awarded the Silver Star for his extraordinary resilience. Support this podcast at — https://www.patreon.com/c/ftrpltpdcst
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    1 h et 35 min
  • FPP216 - 300 Vietnam Missions in the F-4: Combat and the Making of a Leader

    FPP216 - 300 Vietnam Missions in the F-4: Combat and the Making of a Leader
    Jun 15 2026
    Ron "Toes" Cooper grew up silent, insecure, and certain he'd never amount to much. Then four men believed in him — and everything changed. Toes went on to fly the F-4 Phantom in over 300 combat missions in Vietnam, dodge a MiG-21 missile by a split second, participate in the rescue of a downed pilot who survived 23 days alone in hostile territory, and command a squadron. In this episode, Toes brings us into the cockpit and into the chaos of combat — and then draws a straight line from those experiences to the leadership lessons that every team, every organization, and every person who has ever doubted themselves desperately needs to hear. Support this podcast at — https://www.patreon.com/cw/ftrpltpdcst
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    1 h et 3 min
  • FPP215 - U-2s on Aircraft Carriers: A Cold War Gamble

    FPP215 - U-2s on Aircraft Carriers: A Cold War Gamble
    Jun 1 2026
    During the Cold War, the Lockheed U-2 gave the United States the ability to peer deep inside denied territory from altitudes once thought unreachable. But after the Francis Gary Powers shootdown and increasing political pressure on foreign host nations, the CIA faced a growing problem: how do you operate one of the world’s most delicate reconnaissance aircraft when access to overseas bases can disappear overnight? The answer led to one of the strangest and least-known experiments in aviation history—operating CIA U-2s from US Navy aircraft carriers under a top-secret effort known as Project Whale Tail. On this episode, Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello returns to explain how CIA pilots, Navy landing signal officers, and Lockheed Skunk Works engineers transformed the high-flying Article into a carrier-capable spy plane. From dangerous early landing trials aboard USS Ranger to clandestine intelligence missions over the South Pacific, this is the story of an extraordinary Cold War gamble that pushed both naval aviation and aerial reconnaissance into entirely new territory. Support this podcast at — https://www.patreon.com/cw/ftrpltpdcst
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    47 min
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