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On the edge of war: A V-Force pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis (458)

Cold War Conversations by Ian Sanders

May 29, 202678:06Society & Culture

I had the honour of speaking with Tony Dobbie, a former RAF V- Force bomber pilot who joined the RAF in 1960. Tony shares amazing anecdotes from his training, including his experiences flying jets like the Meteor and the...

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On the edge of war: A V-Force pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis (458) is an episode from Cold War Conversations by Ian Sanders. I had the honour of speaking with Tony Dobbie, a former RAF V- Force bomber pilot who joined the RAF in 1960...

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Published May 29, 2026, 78:06 long, audio available.