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 the English Electric
P1B May Newsletter
How did we get here and what have we done …
We could move a large Jet Fighter or live in
Tanking… Lightning Style
There’s a reason why Lightning pilots are tougher than woodpeckers’ lips...
This month’s little extra is a pilot’
P1B April Newsletter
There are projects that move with noise and spectacle and then there are the ones that advance quietly, piece by
PART II - KNIFE FIGHT IN A PHONE BOX
Fighting Falcon style
Quick recap: we’ve covered how air combat really starts (BVR), why visual fights are the last
P1B March Newsletter
Update on P1B
Now winter’s impudent fingers have finally loosed their grip on the coldest season. It’s full
PART I - KNIFE FIGHT IN A PHONE BOX
Fighting Falcon style
A very wise old fighter pilot once gave me a very good tip - not £5 but
P1B February Newsletter
The Other Lady Diana
I’m pretty sure Lightning pilots never wore Chanel No. 5, but here we are at
Uncontrolled Killing
1988 was a bad year for accidents in the RAF… a very bad year…
As the year 1988 started, strangely
P1B January Newsletter
📸[Above] Final fight for the Warton Trials fleet led by Keith “Supersonic” Hartley photographed from a Hawk flown by ex
