In 2016 I had the honour to publish ‘You Never Know Your Luck’, the biography of Battle of Britain pilot and Great Escaper Keith ‘Skeets’…
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Dave Fellowes flew as a rear gunner with Bomber Command during the Second World War. A great friend and an integral part of the fundraising…
What a delight it was when actress Caroline Deverill agreed to join the cast of Spitfire the Musical as we set about developing our new…
(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…
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…
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…
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,…