Steve Darlow is an author and documentary consultant, and currently developing three theatrical productions, which are set within the Second World War. In 2009 Steve founded Fighting High Publishing and he actively supports fundraising for military charities, most notably the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
(On 9th January 1941 the prototype of the Avro Lancaster flew it’s maiden flight. To mark the 80th anniversary here is a piece I wrote for the producers of ‘The Lancaster: Britain’s Flying Past’, when…
Earlier this week I received the news from the friends and family of Bomber Command veteran Henry Wagner that he had sadly passed away. Henry was quite a character and I’ll never forget the first…
I had the pleasure of interviewing Tony Pickering for the book ‘Five of the Few’, and in the sound recording herewith Tony describes being forced to bale out of his stricken aircraft, following combat with…
September 1940. While the Luftwaffe and the RAF fighter pilots fight for control of the skies over England during the Battle of Britain, a close eye is kept on German invasion preparations – Operation Seelöwe…
Delighted to have contributed to the RAFBF’s Battle of Britain podcast. Episode 4 covers The Blitz, the switch to German night bombing, RAF night fighters, and the much-overlooked role of Bomber Command. (Nice to hear…
A few years ago, I spent a fascinating afternoon with Second World War Bomber Command Stirling mid-upper gunner Doug Fry. Here is the first part of the interview in which Doug recalls in vivid detail…
Delighted to have been asked to contribute to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund’s excellently produced All Stations Series Two podcast about the Battle of Britain. Herewith is a short teaser. A longer teaser and…
There are many churchyards the length and breadth of the United Kingdom that host the final resting place of Royal Air Force airmen. For many, but by no means all, their graves are marked with…
The Bomber Command raid to the V1 flying bomb supply depot at St Leu d’Esserent on 7/8 July 1944 met with considerable opposition, resulting in one the worst nights of the whole war for the…
Brilliant anecdote from Battle of Britain pilot Tony Pickering in which he describes how his physical characteristics determined his future with the Royal Air Force.