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
10 episodes
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
Flying into Fire; Combat in the Air!
Episode 4 “Flying into fire: young men and aerial combat”. Rob and Scott are joined by Docents Ashby Taylor and Johnny Drury who describe their combat experiences over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam war. Like many who flew in WWI...
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48:32
WInged Victory Ep 3 "The Future of the Museum: A Groundbreaking Discussion"
In this episode Rob and Scott Sit down with board member and head of the education arm of the museum, Mark Earl as well as President, CEO of the museum Bill Klaers. Bill is also owner of Western Pacific Aviation Services, formerly Westpac...
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48:12
Winged Victory Episode 2: The Raising of a Helldiver
In this episode, hosts Rob Gale and Scott Klaers return to continue the story of the SB2C-1A Curtiss Helldiver. They are joined by two special guests: Lead docent Don Johnson, who recently gave a lecture on the aircraft (SB2C presentation...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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45:37
SB2C-1 Helldiver's historic flight: Inside the Cockpit - Winged Victory Podcast
Welcome to the very first episode of "Winged Victory w/ Rob and Scott" presented by The National Museum of WWII Aviation, Colorado Springs CO! In this episode, hosts Rob Gale and Scott Klaers interview the museums Chief pilot, Charl...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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29:14