THE BRIEFING ROOM
Over the decades much has been written about the demise of the delta winged CF-105 Avro Arrow. There is a great deal of mystery surrounding this magnificent aircraft. Conspiracy theories abound. While more terrestrial reasons for its cancellation are most likely – high cost, government incompetence or personnel antipathy, I did come across a passage […]
Standing in front of Doolittle’s R3C-2 1925 Schneider Cup Winner wearing squadratlantica’s awesome Doolittle jacket. I was in Washington DC yesterday talking with the folks at the Smithsonian channel about a possible aviation documentary series. After the meeting I scooted over to the Air and Space Museum. I believe this is the first photo of […]
My newest book, Spitfire V vs. C.202 Folgore, will be available in April/2013. The cover artwork created by Gareth Hector is now complete. The combat scenes are described below. Spitfire VC cover art Future ranking Malta ace Sgt George Beurling claimed his fifth and six victories in defence of the beleaguered island on 10 July […]
Credit for the first Me 262 be brought down in combat belong to Maj Joseph Myers and 2Lt Manford Crory of the P-47D-equipped 78th Fighter Group, who manoeuvred a 1./KG 51 machine into the ground west of Brussels on August 28, 1944. This occurred with a shot being fired by both sides. A similar thing occurred […]
Predicting what the airline market will look like in future is a mug’s game. The only thing you can do is try and create a future. One in which innovation, leading edge technology , bold aspirations and a bit of luck can put you ahead of the rest. That’s exactly what Bombardier did today with […]
