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The Hangar with Taildragger - Radio Hangar

Aviation, Leisure

Aviation history, warbirds, restorations, and hangar flying. Taildragger tells the stories behind the machines and the people who flew them. From Radio Hangar, 24/7 aviation talk radio.

Episodes
1,383
Releases
Daily
Typical length
12 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
1 day ago

Episodes

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  1. Chuck Yeager, the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis, and the Two Cracked Ribs That Almost Kept the Sound Barrier Unbroken on October Fourteenth, Nineteen Forty-Seven

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    Chuck Yeager, the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis, and the Two Cracked Ribs That Almost Kept the Sound Barrier Unbroken on October Fourteenth, Nineteen Forty-Seven. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    13 min
  2. Eugene Ely, the USS Birmingham, and the Wooden Platform That Launched the Age of Carrier Aviation

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    Eugene Ely, the USS Birmingham, and the Wooden Platform That Launched the Age of Carrier Aviation. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    13 min
  3. The Gimli Glider, Air Canada Flight One Forty-Three, and the Unit Conversion That Turned a Boeing Seven Sixty-Seven into the World's Heaviest Glider

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    The Gimli Glider, Air Canada Flight One Forty-Three, and the Unit Conversion That Turned a Boeing Seven Sixty-Seven into the World's Heaviest Glider. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    12 min
  4. Ormer Locklear, the First Wing Walker, and the Curtiss Jenny Stunt That Launched the Golden Age of Barnstorming

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    Ormer Locklear, the First Wing Walker, and the Curtiss Jenny Stunt That Launched the Golden Age of Barnstorming. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    11 min
  5. Wiley Post, the Winnie Mae, and the One-Eyed Pilot Who Flew to the Edge of Space Before Anyone Knew the Jet Stream Existed

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    Wiley Post, the Winnie Mae, and the One-Eyed Pilot Who Flew to the Edge of Space Before Anyone Knew the Jet Stream Existed. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    12 min
  6. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Hub Zemke's Wolfpack, and the Jug That Carried the Eighth Air Force Through the Worst Year of the Air War

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    The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Hub Zemke's Wolfpack, and the Jug That Carried the Eighth Air Force Through the Worst Year of the Air War. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    12 min
  7. Bob Reeve, the Valdez Mudflats, and the Glacier Pilot Who Turned Frozen Runways into a Living

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    Bob Reeve, the Valdez Mudflats, and the Glacier Pilot Who Turned Frozen Runways into a Living. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    11 min
  8. Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber of Berlin, and the Twenty-Three Tons of Hope Dropped by Handkerchief Parachute Over Tempelhof

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    Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber of Berlin, and the Twenty-Three Tons of Hope Dropped by Handkerchief Parachute Over Tempelhof. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    13 min
  9. The 1924 Army Air Service World Flight, the Douglas World Cruisers, and the First Crew to Fly Around the Earth

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    The 1924 Army Air Service World Flight, the Douglas World Cruisers, and the First Crew to Fly Around the Earth. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    14 min
  10. The MacRobertson Race, the de Havilland DH Eighty-Eight Comet Built in Nine Months, and the Night a Passenger Airliner Landed on an Australian Racecourse in the Dark

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    The MacRobertson Race, the de Havilland DH Eighty-Eight Comet Built in Nine Months, and the Night a Passenger Airliner Landed on an Australian Racecourse in the Dark. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    13 min
  11. The Aichi M6A Seiran, the Submarine-Launched Floatplane at Udvar-Hazy, and the Attack on the Panama Canal That Never Happened

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    The Aichi M6A Seiran, the Submarine-Launched Floatplane at Udvar-Hazy, and the Attack on the Panama Canal That Never Happened. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    11 min
  12. Flak-Bait, the Martin B-26 Marauder That Flew Two Hundred Seven Combat Missions Over Nazi Europe, and the Smithsonian Conservation That Chose to Keep Every Scar

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    Flak-Bait, the Martin B-26 Marauder That Flew Two Hundred Seven Combat Missions Over Nazi Europe, and the Smithsonian Conservation That Chose to Keep Every Scar. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    11 min
  13. The Vought F4U Corsair, the Inverted Gull Wing Built Around an Engine, and the Fighter the Navy Gave Away Before It Knew What It Had

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    The Vought F4U Corsair, the Inverted Gull Wing Built Around an Engine, and the Fighter the Navy Gave Away Before It Knew What It Had. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    13 min
  14. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Titanium Cold War Secret Built with Soviet Metal, and the Mach Three Aircraft That Outran Every Missile Ever Fired at It

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    The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Titanium Cold War Secret Built with Soviet Metal, and the Mach Three Aircraft That Outran Every Missile Ever Fired at It. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    10 min
  15. Ben Eielson, the Nanuk Rescue Flights, and the November Blizzard That Closed Alaska's Arctic Age

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    Ben Eielson, the Nanuk Rescue Flights, and the November Blizzard That Closed Alaska's Arctic Age. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    11 min
  16. Operation Chastise, the Bouncing Bomb Barnes Wallis Refused to Give Up On, and the Night Six Seventeen Squadron Broke the Ruhr Dams

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    Operation Chastise, the Bouncing Bomb Barnes Wallis Refused to Give Up On, and the Night Six Seventeen Squadron Broke the Ruhr Dams. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    12 min
  17. Howard Hughes, the Lockheed Fourteen Super Electra, and the Ninety-One Hours That Circled the World

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    Howard Hughes, the Lockheed Fourteen Super Electra, and the Ninety-One Hours That Circled the World. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    12 min
  18. Roscoe Turner, Gilmore the Flying Lion, and the Three Thompson Trophy Wins That Made Air Racing America's Sport

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    Roscoe Turner, Gilmore the Flying Lion, and the Three Thompson Trophy Wins That Made Air Racing America's Sport. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    12 min
  19. The Mynarski Memorial Lancaster, the Victoria Cross Won in a Burning Fuselage over France, and the Hamilton Warbird That Carries a Crewman's Final Salute

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    The Mynarski Memorial Lancaster, the Victoria Cross Won in a Burning Fuselage over France, and the Hamilton Warbird That Carries a Crewman's Final Salute. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    13 min
  20. Jimmy Angel, the Lost River of Gold, and the Flamingo That Sat on Devil's Mountain for Thirty-Three Years

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    Jimmy Angel, the Lost River of Gold, and the Flamingo That Sat on Devil's Mountain for Thirty-Three Years. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

    10 min