The Kassel mission of 27 September 1944 was one of the most devastating raids of the war – not because of the bombs dropped but because of the aircrew and planes lost. Listen now
S1:E15: Silver Wings: 80th anniversary of the end of WWII
A special episode previewing Silver Wings – a project honouring the influence of the United States Eighth Army Air Force during World War Two – and its impact on communities in the East of England. Listen now
S1:E13: Operation Tidal Wave – Bombing Hitler’s fuel supply
It was one of the most audacious air attacks of World War II – a low-level raid to cut off Hitler's fuel supply by bombing the Ploesti oil refineries in Romania. Listen now
S1:E11: Fighter Escort – The P-51 Mustang and the quest for air supremacy
Just how much of a game changer was the North American P-51 Mustang in the battle for air supremacy over Europe? Listen now
S1:E10: Night of the Intruders
In this episode, we tell the story of the Night of the Intruders, when Luftwaffe fighters followed a stream of American B-24 Liberator bombers back to England and shot them out of the sky as they tried to land. Listen now
S1:E9: First over Berlin – poking the ants nest
In this episode, we tell the story of the first American daylight bombing raid over Berlin on March 4, 1944. The mission was led by the 95th Bomb Group – the only Eighth Air Force Bomb Group to receive the Distinguished Unit Citation three times. Listen now
S1:E8: Battle of the Bombers – Flying Fortress v Liberator
In this episode, we visit the American Air Museum at Duxford for a hotly contested debate: which was the best WW2 heavy bomber? Listen now
S1:E7 Masters of the Air – the legendary Bloody Hundredth
The 100th Bomb Group is probably the most famous bomb group of them all – and the focus of the Stephen Spielberg / Tom Hanks TV mini-series Masters of the Air. Listen now
S1:E6 ‘Everything that will fly’ – Christmas Eve 1944
The 'maximum effort' mission on Christmas Eve 1944 was the biggest ever by the Eighth Air Force. This was the Mighty Eighth's 760th mission – with 2,046 heavy bombers and 853 fighters taking to the sky. Listen now
S1:E5 The Mystery of Pathfinder 42-5793
In this episode, we visit the crash site and recently unveiled memorial to a top-secret B-17 Flying Fortress which crashed soon after take-off in November 1943. Listen now