WARBIRD RADIO - Jerod Flohr & The Hyle Brothers - Season 17 - Ep 2
From Warbird Radio by The Jolley Company, LLC
February 25, 2026 · 32 min
About this episode
The episode features Jerod Flohr discussing the return of the F-4 Phantom to airshows and the importance of training future pilots and maintainers for historic aircraft.
WARBIRD RADIO - The second episode of WarbirdRadio.com’s 17th season turns its attention to a subject that has always lived at the heart of the program: not simply the machines, but the people who assume responsibility for them. Jerod Flohr, a 2025 inductee into the aviation community’s “20 Under 40,” joins the program with news that is likely to ripple through the airshow world in 2026 — including the anticipated return of the F-4 Phantom to the circuit. For many Americans, the Phantom was more than an aircraft. It was a symbol of Cold War resolve and Vietnam-era airpower, its twin afterburners announcing its presence long before it appeared overhead. Its reemergence in front of airshow crowds is not merely a matter of spectacle. It is an act of interpretation — a way of placing history in motion rather than behind glass. Mr. Flohr flies with the Vietnam War Flight Museum, an organization committed to preserving and presenting the aircraft — and the stories — of the Vietnam generation. In conversation, he is measured and pragmatic. Vintage jets, he notes, demand more than enthusiasm. They require discipline, institutional memory and, above all, succession. The greatest threat to…
People in this episode
Guest: Jerod Flohr
Topics covered
- aviation
- airshows
- historical aircraft
- pilot training
- Vietnam War
Keywords
- F-4 Phantom
- airshow
- Vietnam War Flight Museum
- aviation history
- pilot training
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vietnam War Flight Museum
Products: F-4 Phantom
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