Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Writer
  • Publisher
  • Documentaries
  • Theatre
  • YouTube Channel
  • Contact
Steve Darlow

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.

Category: General

General

Flightpath to Murder Interview

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 by admin

Discussing my book ‘Flightpath to Murder’ with Paul Woodadge on his WW2TV youtube channel. One of the most challenging books that I’ve written, dealing with the capture and murder of an Allied pilot and the…

Bomber Command General

Bomber Command vs the V1 Flying Bomb

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 by admin

Thoroughly enjoyed talking through Bomber Command’s role in countering the V1 flying bomb with Paul Woodage of WW2TV. A comprehensive account of the Bomber Command campaign can be found in ‘Sledgehammers for Tintacks’.

Bomber Command General

80th Anniversary of the Maiden Flight of the Avro Lancaster

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by admin

(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…

Bomber Command General

Farewell Henry

October 15, 2020 by admin

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…

Battle of Britain General

Battle of Britain Pilot Tony Pickering Interview

September 12, 2020 by admin

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…

Battle of Britain Bomber Command General

Bomber Command’s Battle of the Barges

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 by admin

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…

Battle of Britain Bomber Command General

Battle of Britain Podcast – Bomber Command

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 by admin

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…

Bomber Command General

Bomber Command Air Gunner Interview – Doug Fry

July 22, 2020 by admin

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…

Battle of Britain General

Battle of Britain Podcast

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by admin

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…

Battle of Britain General

Battle of Britain Pilot Gordon Mitchell. KIA 11 July 1940.

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 by admin

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…

Posts navigation

Older posts

Archives

  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019

Recent Posts

  • Flightpath to Murder Interview
  • Bomber Command vs the V1 Flying Bomb
  • 80th Anniversary of the Maiden Flight of the Avro Lancaster
  • Farewell Henry
  • Battle of Britain Pilot Tony Pickering Interview
© 2021 Steve Darlow | WordPress Theme Design by Superb