Warbird Tube Schedule
Upcoming Webinars & Featured Shows
Join aviation historians, pilots, and special guests as they bring history to life. Browse upcoming programs and register below.
The American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina
During World War II, the PBY Catalina became one of the Allies’ most important long-range patrol aircraft, searching for enemy submarines, protecting convoys, and rescuing downed airmen. But few surviving Catalinas can tell a story quite like PBY-5A BuNo. 2459. In this episode of CAF Warbird Tube, Rob Collings, President of the American Heritage Museum, shares the remarkable story of BuNo. 2459 and the years-long effort to return it to its 1942 wartime configuration. From reconstructing its nose turret to locating rare original equipment and recreating its combat markings, the project required extraordinary research and craftsmanship.
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Battle of Britain: Inside the Fight for the Skies
Join CAF Warbird Tube for a fascinating look inside one of the most consequential air campaigns in history: the Battle of Britain. Military aviation historian and author Andy Saunders joins us to explore the air war of 1940 from both sides of the English Channel. Saunders examines the aircraft, pilots, tactics, and rapidly changing conditions that shaped the battle. Attention turns to the Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Bf 109E. A formidable fighter, the "Emil" faced a challenge no amount of firepower or maneuverability could overcome: limited range.
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The Real Black Sheep Squadron with Stephen Chapis
In this episode of Warbird Tube, we welcome aviation historian and author Stephen Chapis to explore how their wartime story became part of popular culture through the 1970s television series Baa Baa Black Sheep. A series that the real Black Sheep veterans despised. Stephen’s book, Poor Little Lambs: The Baa Baa Black Sheep Story, is the result of years of research, interviews, rare photographs, and firsthand accounts examining the making of the series and the remarkable collection of warbirds that brought the Black Sheep back to life on television.
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No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum's New Stearman
We are exploring the newest addition to the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum's collection. Donated by retired U.S. Navy aviator Phil Webb, the Ole 42 Stearman has completed its tour to become a permanent part of the museum's collection. Join Chairman of the Board and the Executive Director Denis Rottler and Board Member and caretaker of the Old 42 Carl Best as they share the story behind the museum's recently acquired Stearman
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