{"podcast":{"title":"The WW2 Podcast","slug":"the-ww2-podcast-745440","podcast_index_feed_id":745440,"rss_url":"https://ww2podcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.ww2podcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/b/3/6/4b36af20684363b1/WW2_LOGO-2019.jpg","author":"Angus Wallace","episode_count":318,"summary":"A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII. With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T04:20:32.587135+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440"},"episode":{"title":"291 - Far East RAF Liberators","slug":"291-far-east-raf-liberators","published_at":"2026-01-01T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440/291-far-east-raf-liberators","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440","url":"https://ww2podcast.libsyn.com/291-far-east-raf-liberators","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ww2podcast/291a_-_Far_East_Liberators_Roy_Andrews_and_215_Squadron.mp3?dest-id=260446","summary":"RAF Liberator bombing operations in India, Burma, and Thailand remain one of the least explored air campaigns of the Second World War. Flying long-range missions from Bengal, RAF crews attacked Japanese targets across Southeast Asia, including the infamous Thailand-Burma Railway, under demanding and often dangerous conditions. In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, I am talking to historian Matt Poole, author of Far East RAF Liberators: Attacking the Japanese: Roy Andrews and 215 Squadron . Together, we explore this campaign through the experiences of Roy Andrews, a Royal Australian Air Force wireless operator and air gunner who flew with RAF 215 Squadron on B-24 Liberator bombers during the final months of the war. Between October 1944 and April 1945, Roy Andrews flew bombing, strafing, and air-sea rescue missions over Burma and Thailand. By viewing the wider RAF air war through the lens of one airman, this episode examines long-range Liberator operations, low-level attacks, and daily life on a forward airfield in India, offering a personal perspective on an often overlooked chapter of the Second World War. patreon.com/ww2podcast","meta_description":"RAF Liberator bombing operations in India, Burma, and Thailand remain one of the least explored air campaigns of the Second World War. Flying long-range m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2931,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ww2-podcast-745440/episodes/291-far-east-raf-liberators/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440/291-far-east-raf-liberators.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}