Air War Over Europe in World War Two

Published: March 2, 2018, 10:15 p.m.

b'By 1942, the skies over Germany were aflame with German fighters battling Allied bombers for the survival of Europe and the free world. Central to victory were the fighter planes of the Allies.\\xa0At first they were obsolete and woefully inadequate. But with the advent of aircraft like the P-47 Thunderbolt and the P-51 Mustang, the tide of war was about to change. In this episode we hear the words of fighter aces Clarence "Bud" Anderson in his revolutionary P-51 and Francis "Gabby" Gabreski,\\xa0flying the P-47\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'