Author: Xtended

Nothing seems to be more popular than Cold War aircraft and today’s guest Ian Sanders is the presenter and producer of one of the best historical and military podcasts out there…..Cold War Conversations.

‘Confessions of a Phantom Pilot: Memories of Flying the Phantom FGR2’ is Tug Wilson’s first book and he joins us to discuss his career and flying the mighty Phantom FGR2.

In the 40th anniversary year of the Falklands Conflict, we are joined by John Shields, author of ‘Air Power in The Falklands Conflict – An Operational Level Insight into Air Warfare in the South Atlantic’.

We are joined by Bill Yenne to talk about his book ‘America’s Few – Marine Aces of the South Pacific’, published by Osprey.

Welcome to our Coastal Command series. This is Chapter 9 – RAF Thorney Island. In this chapter we look at the role of the RAF Coastal Command airfield at Thorney Island.