Dan Patterson and I have embarked on a new cockpit book project. The publisher is Zenith Press and the title is, Fighting Cockpits – World War I to the Present. It will feature 50 cockpits, archival photos and hopefully a pilot’s perspective for each cockpit. Most of the cockpits will be shot in the USAAF […]
The Illustrated History No 126 Wing RCAF D-Day to VE-Day is now available for kindle readers here and on iTunes. The Illustrated History is 90 plus photographs showing the Allies’ most successful fighter wings in action. Just $9.99 US.
Here with Mike Potter, founder of Vintage Wings of Canada. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike and fellow Vintage Wings display pilot Rob Erdos last Thursday at their Gatineau airport hanger. The interviews are for an upcoming program on the Hawker Hurricane for Aerocinema.com. The Hurricane in the background is the Mk IV version, […]
Fighter pilots are the elite of the elite. It can take years of training to produce a fighter pilot and even longer to produce a plane that is worthy of their skills. Yet a dogfight can last only minutes. Discover what it felt like to be a fighter pilot during World War II, flying some […]
The Sword and the Pen – Model Aircraft Monthly – February 2008 This article is an excerpt taken from Graphic War – The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War II. It explains how graphic design and colour illustrations helped in the training of air and ground crews in WWII.
