Author: Malcolm Fife

Located a short distance from Edinburghs Princes Street, the castellated design of Calton Prison was often mistaken by nineteenth-century visitors ...

Edinburgh has always been different. It was affected less than most other cities in Britain by the Industrial Revolution, remaining essentially pro...

Numerous books have been written on airships, but few concentrate on the bases and infrastructure which supported their operations. British Airship...

The 1970s were a decade of great change for Britains military air arms. The RAF handed over the role of operating Britains nuclear deterrent to the...

The end of the First World War brought with it the closure most of the military aerodromes in Scotland. It, however, retained its links with naval ...

In the decades leading up to the 1970s, passenger air transport was the preserve of the well-to-do who flew on airliners driven by propellers. Over...

A comprehensive history of the Second World War Fighter Command airfield at RAF Drem located near Edinburgh. It was one of Scotland's most importan...