Author: David Gledhill

The Panavia Tornado was designed as a multi-role combat aircraft to meet the needs of Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. Since the prototype fl...

Flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was a young man''s dream but the path from Civvy Street to operational on a fighter squadron was long, a...

The McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom was a true multi-role combat aircraft. Introduced into the RAF in 1968, it was employed in ground attack, air reco...

The process to deliver a modern combat aircraft from concept to introduction to service is often measured in decades. Described as a weapon system,...

The Tornado F2 had a troubled introduction to service. Unloved by its crews and procured as a political imperative, it was blighted by failures and...

Have you ever wondered what it was like to fly the Phantom? This is not a potted history of an aeroplane, nor is it Hollywood glamour as captured i...

Fighters Over The Falklands captures daily life using pictures taken during the author's tours of duty on the Islands. From the first detachments o...

Key Selling Points: Have you ever wondered what it was like to fly the Phantom? This is not a potted history of an aeroplane, nor is it Hollywood g...