Winged Victory w/ Rob and Scott
The National Museum of WWII Aviation in Colorado Springs. Exploring the people and their stories behind the Warbirds of WWII and beyond. With hosts Rob Gale and Scott Klaers @scottklaers Produced/Edited by William Stephenson @lilboots_2of4
Episodes
29 episodes
Flying the Big Iron: A Master Pilot's History Winged Victory Ep 29
Rob and Scott sit down with with renowned pilot Ian Wayman and talk about full circle moments of starting his career in firefighting planes, to flying with the airlines, flying various Warbirds and smaller planes, to returning back to the firef...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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44:58
The Restoration Dream, Joining the Team at Westpac: Winged Victory Ep 28
Nicole Bertola returns to the Podcast after having taken a giant leap in her professional life. She has changed careers and taken a position as a restorer at Westpac Restorations. Rob and Scott talk to her about that transition, the...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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49:46
How To Survive Oshkosh: Lessons from a 40 Year Veteran Winged Victory Ep 27
Rob and Scott sit down with Greg and Mary Kaminski and talk about 40 years of Oshkosh, Minnesota museum scene and talk about the Vast difference of Gregs uncle piloting a B-17 in Europe at the beginning of the war to his father waist Gunning in...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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56:27
Assigned as a "War Criminal": the Brutal Reality of SERE Training. Winged Victory Ep 26
Rob sits down with fan favorite guests Colonel Julio R. "ZORRO" Lopez Jr. and Mark Brush and talk about the grueling SERE training of survival, evading and navigating capture.#warbirds #museum #flying #ww2 #airplane #pilot #...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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46:16
The Legend of Bill "Dude" Barclay: Reno's Golden Age and the Super Corsair Winged Victory Ep 25
Rob and Scott sit down once again with an Icon in the warbird industry, Bill "Dude" Barclay and talk about the Golden age of the Reno Air Races and what it was like to crew on the Super Corsair through crew chiefing for a P-51 Mustang!#...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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57:21
The Marine One Pilot that had to fly a T-34 with a Broken Arm: Winged Victory Ep 24
Rob and Scott sit down once again and talk with Arnie "E-Bunny" Easterly about various stories ranging from a harrowing training incident, to an amazing rescue, to even telling a sitting President no! #warbirds #museum #flyi...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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46:57
First Generation Firepower: Flying the Origins of the Modern Gunship Winged Victory Ep 23
Rob and Scott sit down with docent Kent Michaelson and talk about flying the original DC3 gunship "Spooky" in Vietnam, electronic warfare missions and even playing aerial DJ to our troops over the beaches of Vietnam!#warbirds ...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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49:56
Eyes in the Sky: Leading the Charge in Modern Helicopter Operations. Winged Victory 22
Rob and Scott sit down with Mark Brush and have a conversation about Helicopter Gunnery, recovery operation of a downed airliner, working on Warbids, Racing and building bikes and everything that comes with all of that.
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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55:03
Winged Victory 21: Preserving the Flame, One Volunteer's path Through Aviation History
Rob and Scott sit down with Maggie Sullivan and talk about her path from getting to know veterans on a real personal level, to volunteering the museum and keeping them flying to crewing on the B-29 Fifi and a DC-3 and how her grandfathers story...
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43:17
Winged Victory 20: The Giant of the Skies, Inside the C-5 Galaxy with a Heavy Lift Pilot
In our 20th Episode, brought to you by The National Museum of WWII Aviation in Colorado Springs and new sponsor Blazingaviation.com, Rob and Scott sit down with museum pilot, docent and historian and talk about his time flying the C-5 Galaxy as...
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49:17
Winged Victory Ep 19 From Off-Road Racing to the Aviation Industry: Meet your Host Scott Klaers
This week Rob sits down with Scott Klaers and gets to know his Co-Host a bit. From starting out racing Superlites to Nissan Master Tech to Warbird Restorer as well as talking about the state of Warbird restorations today, find out a...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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46:25
Winged Victory Ep 18: Iain Wayman
Rob and Scott sit down with "Little" Iain Wayman and talk about growing up flying airplanes. From soloing Gliders at 14 to Flying a DC-3 across the Atlantic for D-Day Invasion commemoration to firefighting from the skies, this 30 most int...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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53:54
Winged Victory Episode 17: ZORRO!
We start off the New Year with Rob and Scott sitting down with Colonel Julio R. "ZORRO" Lopez Jr. and having an exhilarating conversation about deployments and various helicopter rescues that might just have you falling out of your seat!&...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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44:50
Winged Victory Ep 16: From Military life to Podcast Host, who is Rob Gale?
In this special episode we've decided it's time to get to know one of your hosts. Scott sits down and has a little one on one with Rob to get to know a little of where he came from, his military career as well as how he got to be where he...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:05:34
Winged Victory Ep 15: From the Hangar to the Flight Line, a Relentless Pursuit of Dreams
Rob and Scott sit down with museum volunteer and PBY crew member Nicole Bertola. They talk about her passion for warbirds, her relentless drive to become an integral part of the air museum as well as her very interesting ties to WWII, the...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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41:51
Winged Victory Ep 14: A life in Warbirds. A pilot's drive for perfection.
In this episode Rob and Scott conclude the conversation with Bill "Bill dude" Barclay. From growing up with a passion for the industry, to striving for perfection and the restoration of his own L-5 "Miss Stitch". Dude is an icon in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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46:32
Winged Victory Ep 13 A Life Built On Connections. A conversation with Bill "Dude" Barclay
Rob and Scott sit down with an icon in the warbird industry. Bill "Dude" Barclay has been in a mainstay in the industry for about 45 years. From his beginnings as a kid at Planes of Fame to his current role within Westpac and all th...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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49:46
Winged Victory Ep 12: A Test Pilots Secret Missions
In this episode Rob and Scott sit down once again with Ashby Taylor but this time they discuss Ashby's time as a test pilot. From dragging an F-4 through the dirt to flying Mig's over Area 51, you won't want to miss this discussion!
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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54:13
Winged Victory Ep 11: SNJ-2. The history and a walk around of a very rare bird!
In this episode Rob and Scott do a walk around a very rare SNJ-2 and talk about it's technical and history rareness with it's owner, Brian Henderson.We also talk about the P-40E project currently in Westpac and show its progress.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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49:18
Winged Victory Ep 10: A Pilot's Return to the Cockpit
In this episode Rob and Scott sit down with fellow docent, Marine F-18 and WWII SNJ-2 pilot Brian Henderson. He tells the story of overcoming many obstacles to achieve his goal of becoming an F-18 fighter pilot, only to have an unfortunat...
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Winged Victory Ep 9: Jim Tobul, Airshow flying in an F4U Corsair
In this episode Rob and Scott sit-down with renowned Warbird pilot Jim Tobul with topics ranging from he and his dad's start in Warbirds, procuring their Corsair and the everlasting friendships that came with it, to what life is like performing...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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55:36
Presenting WWII to a digital world while building the future; the museum's Engineering Intern Program
In this episode Rob and Scott are joined by Jennifer and Lydia, two students at University of Colorado Colorado Springs who are Interns working with the museum's Interactive Display Program. The conversation offer a unique look into how the mus...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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36:21
WInged Victory Ep 7 From T-Hangar to World Class Restorations Part Two
This is part two of our sit down with Westpac Restorations owner Bill Klaers.In this part we get a little more into the nuts and bolts of aircraft restorations and what it takes to have the drive to really produce a world class restoration....
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42:55
Winged Victory Ep 6: From T-Hangar to World Class Restorations, the Path to Excellence
In this first of a two part conversation, Rob and Scott sit down with our first repeat guest Bill Klaers (owner of Western Pacific Restoration Services formerly WESTPAC Restorations), and discuss how WESTPAC came to be. From the first War...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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46:28
Winged Victory Ep 5: A career in the Cockpit, from Trainer to Top Tier
"From Student to Instructor to the Big League. We join Docent Arnie Easterly for a session chronicling his journey from a student whose Instructor threatened to quit mid flight; to becoming an Instructor resolving a real inflight emergency, to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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42:33