Matt Willis joins British Naval History
Naval Air History’s Matthew Willis has joined the British Naval History team with a regular blog – see posts here The first post ‘The Flying-off Platform- an Evolutionary Dead End?’ […]
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New Fairey Flycatcher book published
My book on the Fairey Flycatcher published by MMP Books is now available. For more information and to buy, see the MMP site Reviews include: ‘Matthew Willis has delivered a […]
Naval aviation in the Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland, fought a century ago, is principally remembered as the biggest clash of battleships ever – one of the last hurrahs of the mighty surface fleets before […]
Review ‘Bloody Paralyser’ by Rob Langham
Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War Rob Langham Fonthill Media April 2016 In this centenary period for the First World War it is particularly […]
Two (and a bit) new blogs on ‘Hush Kit’
Naval Air History has recently contributed to two pieces on Hush Kit, ‘the alternative aviation magazine’ The 11 Worst X-Planes When music is terrible the artist will often describe it […]
Captain Eric Brown – a personal reflection
There’s very little I can add to the many tributes to the incomparable Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, written by those far better placed than me to assess the great man’s […]
Farewell to the Vulcan – a Photographic Odyssey
The ‘Twitter V-Force’ website has published a guest blog written by Matthew Willis: Farewell to the Vulcan – A Photographic Odyssey
Sopwith Pup book available!
I’m delighted to announce that my book on the Sopwith Pup WW1 biplane fighter is available. The Sopwith Pup, as it is unofficially but universally known, was one of the […]
The Hawker Sea Fury and HMS Illustrious
My thanks are again due to Dave Bull for sharing his collection of classic photographs with Naval Air History. These photographs date from the immediate postwar period when the battered […]
Fairey Swordfish – fluke victor?
An acquaintance who has no small knowledge of military matters put the following to me recently: ‘We all have different perspectives and experiences and mine lead me to say this: […]
HMS Caroline – a naval aviation pioneer
The veteran WW1 cruiser HMS Caroline, now subject to preservation as a museum ship, is a little-known pioneer of naval aviation. As restoration work is now underway, much attention will […]
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
Last month, the US Navy supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt visited the UK. This provided an excellent opportunity for UK naval aviation enthusiasts to see at first-hand what the largest and […]
Postwar Fireflies and Seafires, HMS Illustrious
I am once again indebted to Dave Bull for sharing his fantastic collection of images of HMS Illustrious with Naval Air History. These photographs date from the immediate postwar period […]
Monitor M33, veteran of Gallipoli
In the centenary of the First World War, only a handful of warships from that conflict survive. Even fewer are open to the public. One vessel that can be visited, […]
The Rarest Seabird – FAAM Grumman Martlet
During the early part of 1940, Britain and France were scrambling to acquire sources of modern fighting aircraft from wherever they could. At that time there were serious fears that […]
