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The BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation is seeking funding for the Warplanes to Siberia documentary film and flight re-creation project.  On this Waypoint we discuss how your company can become involved in the project as a sponsor and how your brand will be recognized over the course of the flight to Krasnoyarsk Russia and documentary film production. (map courtesy of Alexander Dolitsky, Alaska - Siberia Reseach Center)Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Waypoints is a series of mini-episodes that will be broadcast in between our "Flyin' the Route" guest interviews. We will present additional history, interesting facts and short stories about the WWII Alaska - Siberia Air Route (ALSIB) and the Lend-Lease program with Russia that may not have been covered in previous episodes. You will also hear stories about some of the pilots who flew the route. We will also present some very interesting wartime correspondence between U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin as they discuss battle plans and U.S. aid to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program.  If you have any questions about the history of ALSIB or the Warplanes to Siberia project, please email us at wts@bravo369.org and we will try to get those answered during the mailbag section of future Waypoints episodes. (Image courtesy of Alexander Dolitsky & Alaska - Siberia Research Center)       Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Joining us again on this Episode of Warplanes to Siberia - "Flyin' the Route" is award winning author Sarah Byrn Rickman to discuss the history of America's first military pilots, the Women Airforce Service Pilots or better known as the WASP.  Sarah is one of the foremost subject matter experts and has written many books about the WASP including WASP of the Ferry Command: Women Pilots, Uncommon Deeds. Twice, Sarah was awarded the Combs-Gates award which recognizes efforts that celebrate the human effort behind the technical/scientific role of aviation.Please join us as we hear more stories and warp up our discussion about the courageous service and the sacrifices this group of incredible women pilots gave to their country during WWII.  Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Joining us on this Episode of Warplanes to Siberia - "Flyin' the Route" is award winning author Sarah Byrn Rickman to discuss the history of America's first military pilots, the Women Airforce Service Pilots or better known as the WASP.  Sarah is one of the foremost subject matter experts and has written many books about the WASP including WASP of the Ferry Command: Women Pilots, Uncommon Deeds. Twice, Sarah was awarded the Combs-Gates award which recognizes efforts that celebrate the human effort behind the technical/scientific role of aviation. Please join us as we discuss the courageous service and the sacrifices this group of incredible women pilots gave to their country during WWII.   Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Dr. Alexander Dolitsky, Chairman of the Alaska - Siberia Research Center and Editor of Allies in Wartime and Pipeline to Russia  joins us for a discussion of the history Alaska-Siberia Air Route (ALSIB) during World War II. The ALSIB begins in Fairbanks Alaska and stretches across the vast parts of Siberia to Krasnoyarsk. Dr. Dolitsky is a historian, author and the developer of the Alaska - Siberia memorial in Fairbanks Alaska.  We discuss the Alaska-Siberia Air Route and the impact this incredible aerial pipeline to Russia had on the defeat of Nazi Germany.Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Join us as we wrap up our discussion of the history of the WWII Northwest Staging Route. Blake Smith author of Warplanes to Alaska and Wings Over the Wilderness shares years of detailed research about this important part of the Alaska-Siberia Air Route which played a quiet but vital role in a global struggle. It was the North American connection supporting the delivery of nearly 8,000 military aircraft to the Soviet Union along a sub-arctic airway.  This route was flown in 2013 and 2105 by the BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation in the North American AT-6 Texan and will be featured in the Warplanes to Siberia documentary film.Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Join us as we discuss the history of the WWII Northwest Staging Route which starts at Great Falls Montana and extends to Fairbanks Alaska. Blake Smith author of Warplanes to Alaska and Wings Over the Wilderness shares years of detailed research about this important part of the Alaska-Siberia Air Route which played a quiet but vital role in a global struggle. It was the North American connection supporting the delivery of nearly 8,000 military aircraft to the Soviet Union along a sub-arctic airway.  This route was flown in 2013 and 2105 by the BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation in the North American AT-6 Texan and will be featured in the Warplanes to Siberia documentary film.Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Joining us on this episode of "Fyin' the Route" is Dan Hagedorn, Curator Emeritus of The Museum of Flight in Seattle. Dan discusses the history and development of the North American AT-6 Texan, one of the worlds most famous military training aircraft. Dan is an aviation historian and has written several books about the AT-6 and the role it played preparing U.S. Army Air Force, U.S. Navy and allied pilots to fly pursuit and fighter aircraft during World War II. The AT-6 will be used during production of the documentary film Warplanes to Siberia as we fly from Great Falls MT to Krasnoyarsk Russia along the ALSIB (Alaska-Siberia) air route.Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Joining us to discuss the WWII Lend-Lease program and the transfer of military aircraft to the Soviet Union is Dan Hagedorn, Dan is Curator Emeritus of The Museum of Flight in Seattle and has published over 27 books on various aspects of military aviation history.. Dan is a leading historian on the subject of Lend-Lease.  We discuss how Lend-Lease aid from the U.S., and specifically 7,926 military aircraft delivered over the Alaska - Siberia Air Route helped the Soviets defeat Nazi Germany.Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

Kara and Adam White, Emmy award winning producers from Hemlock Films join us on the final part of Episode 1 to discuss the production overview and content of the Warplanes to Siberia documentary film.Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

On this episode of Flyin' the Route we have Emmy award winning producers Adam and Kara White from Hemlock Films. We discuss their award winning work producing World War II aviation documentaries and what will be involved from a technical and logistics perspective to produce our documentary series Warplanes to Siberia.  They have some great stories to share about aviation documentary production and their upcoming role on the Warplanes to Siberia production. Capturing the event in the highest cinematic value and detail.Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

On this episode of Warplanes to Siberia "Flyin' - the Route" Jeff Geer and co-host Craig Lang provide a high-level overview and some basic history of the Alaska - Siberia Air Route, the Lend-Lease program and our allied relationship with the Soviet Union during World War II. We discuss the basics of the Warplanes to Siberia documentary film and flight re-creation project. Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)

BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation President Jeff Geer provides an introduction to the Warplanes to Siberia podcast and content we plan to have on the show.Support the show (https://www.warplanestosiberia.com/support)