Author: Xtended

Welcome to our Coastal Command series. This is Chapter 4 – Strike Wings. In this chapter we discuss the thinking behind the strike wings of RAF Coastal Command and focus on the North Coates and Banff squadrons, how they were structured and their successes and failures.

We are joined by Robert Forsyth to talk about his book ‘Luftwaffe Special Weapons 1942-1945’, published by Osprey.

In this brand new episode we talk exclusively to Major Renaud ‘Grat’ Thys, a CF-18 Hornet pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Welcome to our Coastal Command series. This is Chapter 3 – Battle of the Atlantic. In this chapter we discuss the role of RAF Coastal Command in the Battle of the Atlantic, with Mark Lardas.

In this chapter we talk to Ian Thirsk about the various aircraft types and their roles across the campaign. We have an interesting view of the Avro Anson thanks to an interview with Bill Reid who has the only airworthy Anson Mk1 and we also catch up with Andrew Bird to discuss the Blenheim’s Coastal Command service in detail.