THE BRIEFING ROOM
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 […]
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 […]
Watch the Trailer for the Bell XF-109
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 […]
Spanning five decades, it is the longest serving jet fighter that Britain has ever had. From Argentina to Sweden, numerous countries lined up to buy them. A plane that proved itself able to stand-up to and compete with the faster and newer designs. The Hawker Hurricane, it seemed almost got better with age. Relive the […]
