I will have the honour and pleasure of interviewing Capt. Eric Brown Royal Navy (Ret.) at the RAF Club in London on July 22nd and 23rd. As one of the world’s greatest pilots Eric has flown over 487 different types including German, Japanese, Russian and Italian combat aircraft. The focus of the interview will deal […]
Archive by Author
At the Printer
My fourth Duel Series book, Spitfire V vs. Mc. 202, is at the printers and will be available in 2014. The Spitfire Mk V and Italy’s Macchi Mc 202 were probably the most evenly matched fighters of World War II. In terms of overall performance the Mc 202 had the edge. But when it came […]
de Havilland Mosquito returns to Canadian Skies!
Jerry Yegan’s beautifully restored de Havilland Mosquito FB.26 KA114 made its Canadian debut during the Hamilton Air Show this past weekend It was an amazing site to see a Canadian built Mosquito fly for the first time since, I believe, since the late 1940s. Bought by Jerry Yagen’s Fighter Factory, based in Virginia Beach and […]
Bell XF-109 Video
Watch the Trailer for the Bell XF-109
Meteor I Vs. V1 Flying Bomb
Rushed into action on 22 July 1944 to help counter the V1 threat, Britain’s Gloster Meteor I was the first jet fighter to enter RAF service. At low and medium altitudes the Meteor was faster than its piston-engined contemporaries, which in turn made it perfectly suited to ‘anti-Diver’ V1 operations. On 4 August the Meteor […]