Bryan Pearce

World of Warbirds

History EN ↓ 151 episodes

Each episode is an exploration of a different aircraft from the World Wars Era: how they were designed, built, modified and used in combat and if any have survived.

Author

Bryan Pearce

Category

History

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bpearce29.podbean.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

The last flight of the Do 335 10.10.2025

Join Luftwaffe test pilot Hans-Werner Lerche on the last flight of the Do 335. Connect with me! I love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com   Photo credit: Vernon Jaworski. Musical credit: "Stay the Course" K...

Turbo Compounding: Quest for Power #5 03.10.2025

Squeezing out the last horsepower... Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

Superfuels: Quest for Power #4 29.09.2025

I look at the high octane world of... high octane! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

Water and Nitrous Injection: Quest for Power #3 26.09.2025

How did spraying water in an engine make more power anyway?? Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) 12.09.2025

Dornier's tandem-engined beast! I've been wanting to do this one for a while! Enjoy! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

Sea Fury - The ultimate Hawker piston-banger! 29.08.2025

Too late for WW2, but she saw plenty of action in Korea to the Bay of Pigs! Help me clear up a podcasting regret! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

Bryan Releases "The List" 27.08.2025

Recently Declassified!! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

Douglas A-26 Invader 15.08.2025

She just wouldn't stop flying and fighting...from WW2 to Korea to Bay of Pigs to Vietnam to a whole bunch of shadow wars and even fighting fires, the Invader was a Warbird that never quit! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: wor...

Avro Lancaster *New and Improved" 11.08.2025

Re-releasing gave me a chance to fix up and add material to this one! Even if you heard it the first time, I think you'll appreciate it! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

A Love Letter to the Lanc 08.08.2025

Yes, this one's personal....Want Part 2 right away or to see soem images of me and my Warbird crush? Head over to Patreon! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

Aichi D3A Val (re-release) 01.08.2025

It's a re-release of the classic Japanese dive bomber at Pearl Harbour. Enjoy! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

MiG-9: The Parade Fighter! 25.07.2025

Tanner is back with a facinating look at the origins of jet powered fighter aircraft in the Soviet era! Don't expect HUDs or air-to-air missiles, Soviet pilots were lucky if they could fire their guns AND keep their engine running at the same time! Enjoy! Connect with us! We love comments! Connect with Tanner Via X patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @W...

Sm.79: The Damned Hunchback 11.07.2025

Whether you called it the Sparrowhawk or il gobbo maledetto: the "Damned Hunchback", it's a damned interesting Italian warbird! Enjoy! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

Hawker's Hurricane - Storm Clouds Gather 04.07.2025

It's a re-release of the Battle of Britain's "other" fighter. Enjoy! Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): @beejuice21 Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

The Forgotten Grizzly: Beechcraft’s XA-38 Destroyer 27.06.2025

Most of us know Beechcraft for its reliable trainers and business aircraft—but what if I told you they also built a fierce ground-attack prototype around a tank cannon? In this teaser, we scratch the surface of the XA-38 “Grizzly,” a twin-engine warplane that looked like a fighter, hit like a howitzer, and almost made it into WWII. Why was it built, and why did it disappear? To hear the full story...

Martin B-26 Marauder 20.06.2025

Don't mix it up with the A/B-26 Invader! This medium bomber was both knows as a "widow-maker" and was almost cancelled, but also had lowest loss rate of any bomber in the European Theater of Operations?? How did that work?? Let's dive in and find out! Check out images on Patreon. Link is below. Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB Twitte...

Ju87 Stuka! 06.06.2025

It's a re-release of an earlier episode that dropped off Spotify for some reason. Could we really have a WW2 Warbids podcast and NOT have the Stuka? No Way!! Check out images on Patreon. Link is below. Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpe...

Kawasaki Ki-45 "Nick" 23.05.2025

The Kawasaki Ki-45 "Nick" finds its niche tangling with B-29s over Tokyo. Links to other episodes mentioned: B-17 Part 4 "Punchboard" P-40 Warhawk Corsair Part 1 Connect with me! I love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): jet jockey Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@g...

British Superbombs! 09.05.2025

Let's look at cookies, Upkeep and Operation Chastise, otherwise known as the Dambuster Raid, Highballs, Tallboys and Grand Slams!! Connect with me! I love comments! https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): jet jockey Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

F4U Corsair Part 2 25.04.2025

The F4U Corsair comes into its own from the Pacific, to the Atlantic, Korea, Suez to the "Football War"! Images for F4U Corsair Links to other episodes mentionned: OS2U Kingfisher F6F Hellcat - Made to Order Polikarpov Po-2 P-40 Warhawk F9F Panther Devotion Movie Review Connect with me! I love comments! https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Tanner's Twitter (X): jet jocke...

F4U Corsair Part 1 18.04.2025

I've been waiting for this one! In Part 1 we learn about the conception, design, prototype of the Bent Wing Bird...and some of its problems. I hope you enjoy it! Images for F4U Corsair Links to other episodes mentionned: OS2U Kingfisher F6F Hellcat - Made to Order Polikarpov Po-2 P-40 Warhawk F9F Panther Devotion Movie Review Connect with me! I love comments!   https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB T...

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk 11.04.2025

Because some of my older episodes have dropped off Spotify, I will be re-releasing them here and there. Take a nostalgic "flight" with episode #1 of WOWB: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk! (Please be gentle, I was soooo new at this 5 years ago!) See P-40 Images Connect with us! We love comments! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Threads: world_of_warbi...

Grumman S2 Tracker (Tanner’s Just Jetz) 28.03.2025

Fighter Pilot Tanner is back with another episode, this time on the Grumman S2 Tracker, fondly known as the Stoof! Connect with us! We love comments! Connect with Tanner Via X patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB WOWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_warbirds_podcast bpearce29@gmail.com

You had Questions! Here are the Answers! 14.03.2025

What are Variable Pitch Props? What are cookie bombs? Why are wingtips higher than wing roots? What are the difference between machine guns and cannon? Why weren’t contra rotating props used more? Why can't propeller planes go supersonic? Connect with me! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB Twitter (X): @WorldofWarbird Threads: world_of_warbirds_podcast Insta: world_of_w...

Gooney Bird Part 2 28.02.2025

Gooney Birds foght for freedom all over the world, from the Hump to landing troops on D-Day and Market Garden, to saving lives by evacuating wounded to safety everywhere. They flew the Berlin Airlift and then got a whole new role in Vietnam as Spooky gunships and they just keep on flying and working to this very day! patreon.com/WorldofWarbirds https://www.facebook.com/WorldofWB Twitter (X): @Worl...

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