
Featured on the Fighter Pilot Podcast — Episode 219
Louis Skupien joins the Fighter Pilot Podcast for EP 219 to talk Full Throttle documentaries, going supersonic in an F-16, and telling the human stories behind military and extreme aviation.
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Louis Skupien joins the Fighter Pilot Podcast for EP 219 to talk Full Throttle documentaries, going supersonic in an F-16, and telling the human stories behind military and extreme aviation.

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