19

Oct

P1B October Newsletter

Building a Lightning and Living to Tell the Tale Welcome! Before we get into all things pointy, I just want

19 Oct 2026

11 min read

30

Sep

Tactics... Missiles and Camp Climax

I’m desperately trying to avoid a sound spanking from the PDF Princess, who has threatened me with corporal punishment

30 Sep 2026

11 min read

20

Sep

P1B September Newsletter

It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for… well, it would have been if we had been going

20 Sep 2026

16 min read

01

Sep

Sandbagging

☀️After a summer that’s been hotter than the opening credits from Bonanza or a takeaway from the curry house

01 Sep 2026

13 min read

18

Aug

P1B August Newsletter

Forward, up and In II Where were we? Well, August has flashed by faster than a disposable BBQ, and I&

18 Aug 2026

13 min read

03

Aug

The Last Dogfight

The Last Dogfight The final extension has been and gone, and the Lightning era is coming to an end. An

03 Aug 2026

13 min read

18

Jul

P1B July Newsletter

Formation is Fun Forward, Up and In... No, you are not at a teenage party upstairs when the parents are

18 Jul 2026

11 min read

01

Jul

Jimmy and the Magic Carpet

The Lightning demonstration that won Britain's biggest export order Now, after a very long wait... Jimmy and the

01 Jul 2026

8 min read

22

Jun

P1B June Newsletter

Number 9... Number 9... Sorry, I'm a lifelong Beatles fan. If you know, you know. I know I

22 Jun 2026

13 min read

02

Jun

Last of the Gun Fighters

In this first-hand account, former RAF Lightning pilot Ian Black explains how air-to-air gunnery training worked on

02 Jun 2026

22 min read