Author: Xtended

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’!  Hear Dave’s view of how lucky we are in the UK to have such a rich source of aviation history right on our doorstep. 

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, political drama, incompetence and heroism. This story has everything! 

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.  

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 Griffon Hoverwork and a Trustee and Head of Operations at The Hovercraft Museum.

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.