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There is a new podcast focused on RAF Bomber Command in World War Two hosted by Writer and Military Historian Jane Gulliford Lowes and Historian and co host James Jefferies. It is of course 'Never Mind The Dambusters'! In this, our landmark
 Samuel de Korte is a graduate student of Utrecht University, where he studied an MA in the Cultural History of Modern Europe. He wrote his Master's thesis about the representation of black Americans during the Second World War, indicating t
Finalising our focus on how the use of AI, data and machine learning is changing the sector, we are joined by Andy Taylor, the Chief Solutions Officer at NATS.  NATS it is the UK's leading provider of air traffic control services as well as pr
In 2023 Dave Homewood from the Wings Over New Zealand podcast visited the UK to record and document Kiwi aviation involvement in World War Two by visiting some of our historic aircraft, museums, airfields and memorials.  Dave is returning in 2
Steven Bailey discovered that the story of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong during the final year of World War II had never been told. Operation Gratitude involved nearly 100 U.S. Navy warships and close to a thousand planes
Dr Tony Redding is a military historian and author with a particular interest in RAF Bomber Command. He joins us to talk us through the operational capability and credibility of Britain’s airborne nuclear deterrent during the peak years of the
Continuing our focus on how data and technology has changed the aviation sector we welcome Diana Franganillo Luque from Indra and Udi Segall from Intell-Act to discuss an exciting project to integrate all airport, airline and air traffic data u
Ryan Noppen joins to help us understand the overlooked air battle between the Netherlands and Germany that thwarted the German invasion of Holland in 1940 for five days. Ryan is a military author with a Master of Arts degree in European hist
Paul Beaver joins us to talk about Britain’s Greatest Test Pilot, Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown.  His best selling book, reprinted 5 times and last year’s Biography of the Year is ‘Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot’.  
We welcome back Brain Harvey to talk us through the history and evolution of JAXA and the Japanese Space Programme.  Recorded 23rd Jan 2024  Contact Us: [email protected]  Get a copy of Japan In Space: Past, Present an
This updated edition of Paul Crickmore's classic Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions is based on 850 pages of documentation and images declassified by the CIA covering the A-12 Oxcart programme.  Paul joins us to talk about the A-12
In 2000 a team of retired pensioners set about building Scotland’s only World War One aircraft, the Sopwith Strutter. That airframe is now ready to fly and Ellie is in the prime position to test fly it. Find out why they built the aircraft, t
 Legendary battle of Britain fighter ace Stanford Tuck is the subject of a new book by Helen Doe.  ‘Stanford Tuck Hero of the Battle of Britain, the life of the great fighter ace’, is published by Grub Street and is available now. Recorded
Rowland White joins us to discuss his new book ‘Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission’.Rowland amazes us with his knowledge and detail behind the aircraft and focus of the book. Enjoy the stories, th
Tomislav Lang, Managing Director of FlyVbird joins us to talk about the pioneering tech airline model that will revolutionise airline travel in the future. The methodology is based upon a low cost, on demand air service, driven by proprietary a
This episode we start a new focus on how data has, and continues to change, the aerospace and aviation sector.  We will have a few episodes that will come out over the next month or two that specifically challenges our guests to talk about how
In 2021, Xwing made history by completing the world’s first autonomous cargo flight. During the demonstration — Xwing’s CESSNA 208 Caravan backed out of its gate, taxied onto the runway, took off, flew a predetermined mission, landed, and retu
What happens when you put three authors and publishers around a table to discuss the challenges of writing historical aviation content?  Find out in this fascinating insight on what it is like to research, write and publish accurate and compel
We continue our Test Pilot series with Commander Nathan Gray, who joins us to talk about his book ‘Hazard Spectrum’. With over 140 combat missions to his name, he is among the most decorated pilots in the British armed forces and we share Natha
Mark Lardas joins us to talk about the ‘The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45 - Imperial Japan's last throw of the dice’ his book published by Osprey. Mark of course was a major part of our Coastal Command series, nominated for an International Aerospa
Dave Homewood from the Wings Over New Zealand podcast took on the almighty task of a 35-day tour of as many UK aviation heritage locations as he could squeeze in. All in the spirit of recording a new podcast series called the Wings Over Britain
The true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history is pretty much unknown in most aviation circles. Until now! Mark Piesing author of the book N4 Down joins us to discuss this almost unbelievable story of human suffering and tragedy
In the book 'Royal Navy Cold War Buccaneer Pilot', author Simon Kershaw helps us relive the story of his father Steve Kershaw flying the mighty Buccaneer in Fleet Air Arm service.  Much of the tale comes from Steve’s own notes and memoirs, th
As we continue our focus on features across aerospace, let’s take a look at the hovercraft, which brings up the question of ‘where exactly does it fit in?’To help us answer that question we are joined by Ben Avery.Ben is the Chief Pilot at Gr
Find out in this episode with Kerry Bennett why the sky is NOT the limit. Dream big, work hard and take risks and you can achieve your dreams and goals. Kerry Bennett is a mother, pilot and STEM Ambassador. With a career that already spans t
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