# Air War Over Europe in World War Two: From the Archive

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Podcast: [Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-in-their-own-words-first-person-war-stories-543831)
Published: 2025-07-24T09:00:00+00:00
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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. At 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, flying the P-47 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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