"Pilots who still want to shoot the hell out of them" - Finale in the Pacific Symposium - 2025

About this episode

The episode discusses the Finale in the Pacific symposium, focusing on the final air engagements of the Pacific War presented by Dr. Timothy Orr.

On August 23, 2025, the MacArthur Memorial hosted Finale in the Pacific, a half day exploration of the end of the Pacific War. The event was a partnership between the MacArthur Memorial, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and the Military Aviation Museum. One of the presenters, Dr. Timothy Orr discussed some of the final air engagements of the war. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Support the show Follow us on: Twitte...

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Williams

Guest: Dr. Timothy Orr

Topics covered

• Pacific War
• air engagements
• military history
• symposium
• aviation

Keywords

• Pacific War
• air engagements
• Finale in the Pacific
• military history
• symposium

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MacArthur Memorial, Hampton Roads Naval Museum, Military Aviation Museum

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