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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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.
A few years ago I had the pleasure of working with Roger Cole to publish his book ‘High Flight – The Life and Poetry of…
Eighty years ago, 11th May 1940, tragedy struck during the move of 501 Squadron to France, to counter the German invasion. Ken ‘Hawkeye’ Lee was…
