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Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson CBE BA FRAeS FRSA flew all the RAF’s front-line fast jets and also qualified as a helicopter pilot. Now retired, he also completed five tours in Whitehall, which he describes as his time as a ‘Whitehall Warrior’. He is a well published author, including ’Fighters in the Blood’, ‘A Spitfire Named Connie’ and ‘From Spitfires to Vampires and Beyond’. Today ‘Black’ joins us to talk about his latest book, ‘Flying through the Ranks: The Extraordinary Experiences of Airmen to Air Marshals from the Cold War to the Gulf’, his own flying experiences and how he discovered the real story behind his father’s World War 2 flying career. You can get a signed copy directly from ‘Black’ through his website. Recorded 24th September 2024

Garth Barnard joins us to talk about his work cataloguing Bomber Command OTUs during WWII around central England.  Aerodromes such as RAF Barford St John, RAF Bicester, RAF Chipping Warden, RAF Croughton, RAF Finmere, RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges, RAF Silverstone, RAF Turweston and RAF Upper Heyford. Training crews flew aircraft such as the Hampden, Blenheim, Wellington, Mosquito and Boston.  Sadly, there were over 400 aircraft losses within a 15-mile radius of Brackley.  Recorded 3rd September 2024 For full show notes please visit: https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/

A new biography is being written on Claude Grahame-White. One that this will give more depth to the story behind the man who was a British aviation legend in his time and one who was sadly downtrodden and outcast by the government of the day. Joining us is Alison White who has taken on the task of correcting the historical record and resetting our perception of the man  Recorded 7th August 2024  Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk For full show notes please visit www.aviation-xtended.co.uk

Although we finished the main content of the Cold War Coastal Command series in the last chapter, a story emerged that we just couldn’t resist.  Stephen Bridgewater, Deputy Editor for Aerospace Magazine and good friend of the show mentioned that he had in fact purchased an RAF Nimrod directly from the RAF back in 2010. After Steve’s story, Gareth joins the feature as he was there the day XV232 arrived in Coventry. Recorded 29th July 2024  Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk For full show notes please visit aviation-xtended.co.uk

In our final Chapter of the Cold War Coastal Command series, we are honoured to speak to Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge, KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS.   Sir Brian takes us not only through flying the Nimrod and Nimrod operations in the Cold War period, but also explains how the Nimrod was used strategically in theatres such as the Falklands War, Operation Telic and the Iraq War, as well as drug running in the Caribbean. This feature is a fitting conclusion to the Cold War Coastal Command series and a real insight to the strategic thinking behind Nimrod operations.   Recorded 17th July 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk For full show notes and previous chapters visit https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/

Nimrod XV250 is based at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington near York. She was dedicated by the Archbishop of York to stand as a permanent tribute to the 14 British servicemen killed in Afghanistan when Nimrod XV230 crashed near Kandahar in September 2006. Her team of volunteers keep her in a ground running condition to remember all Aircrew and Groundcrew who served on "The Kipper Fleet". Ken Bannister joins me today to talk about The Maid of Moray, his RAF career with the Nimrod and to help us better understand the Nimrods capabilities as an Anti-Submarine Warfare, Search and Rescue and surveillance platform. Hear how the crew tracked Soviet ‘Alpha’ Class submarines by listening for the frequency of their fridges!   Recorded 10th July 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   XV250 ·         Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/134129976607085/?locale=en_GB ·         Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nimrod_xv250/?hl=en-gb ·         Twitter X https://x.com/nimrodxv250?lang=en ·         Youtube Video of XV250 Cockpit operation at start up https://youtu.be/DOQ9reOCXT0?si=zhj6ooKRH10lhsqm We are grateful to the Yorkshire Air Museum for the use of this short audio insert Coastal Command Series ·         EP.210 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 13: NIMROD’S GENESIS ·         EP.209 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND: AVRO SHACKLETON MR2 WR693 ·         EP.208 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 11: THE OLD GREY LADY ·         EP.207 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 10 – THE THREAT ·         EP.132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND ·         EP.131: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM ·         EP.130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS ·         EP.129: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES ·      EP.128: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS ·      EP.127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS ·         EP.124 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC ·         EP.123 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT ·         EP.122 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)’   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players:https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         GlobalAviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076 ·         Aircrew Book Review https://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

The Shackleton replacement now started to become more urgent. For years the Air Staff and Ministries had argued over what type should replace the Shackleton, including variants of the Vulcan, Britannia, VC10 and Trident, before settling for the Nimrod in 1964 We return to Chris Gibson, author of the brilliant book 'Nimrod’s Genesis' to learn how the process unfolded.   Recorded 19th June 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   You can buy a copy of 'Nimrod's Genesis' and help both Xtended and local UK Bookshopsthrough this link https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781902109473   Chris Gibson Nimrod's Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945 https://www.crecy.co.uk/nimrod-s-genesis   For all episodes of our Costal Command series visit www.aviation-xtended.co.uk

There is a Shackleton that still ‘Growls’ and this chapter features Shackleton MR2 WR963, currently based at Coventry but with a major project underway to move her to Elvington and the Yorkshire Air Museum. We speak to Richard Woods the driving force behind the project all about the aircraft and how to engineer the airframe when very few original engineers are still with us. Recorded 25th July 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   Shackleton WR693 ·         Facebook https://www.facebook.com/avro.shackleton/ ·         GoFundMe Shackleton WR963 move to Yorkshire Air Museum  https://www.gofundme.com/f/shackleton-wr963-move-to-yorkshire-air-museum ·         Yorkshire Air Museum https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/   Costal Command Series ·         EP.208 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 11: THE OLD GREY LADY ·         EP.207 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 10 – THE THREAT ·         EP.132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND ·         EP.131: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM ·         EP.130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS ·         EP.129: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES ·      EP.128: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS ·      EP.127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS ·         EP.124 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC ·         EP.123 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT ·         EP.122 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)’   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         GlobalAviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076 ·         Aircrew Book Review https://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/  Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

In this feature we talk to Ian Chisolm, Secretary of the Coastal Command and Maritime Air Association, about the RAF’s Avro Shackleton. Ian logged over 3,000 hours as an Air Electronics Officer (AEO) in charge of a team of five SNCO Air Electronics Operators who manned the Radio, Radar and Underwater Acoustics systems as well as the 20mm Hispano cannons fitted in the nose turret and the pyrotechnics launchers for the night illumination system. Hear what it was like on those long, arduous, noisy missions in the ‘Old Grey Lady’. Recorded 7th July 2024  Contact Us: ⁠GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk⁠  Xtended Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended Contact Xtended: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk Ian Chisolm Coastal Command and Maritime Air Association http://www.ccmaa.org.uk/ Costal Command Series 207: COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 10 – THE THREAT 132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND 131: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM 130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS 129: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES 128: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS 127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS 124 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC 123 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT 122 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)’ Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players: https://pod.link/1611149544 Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society  Global Aviation Resource  XTPMedia  Ellie Carter  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1 For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/

At the end of World War Two RAF Coastal Command faced the same challenges of all the British military services, one of reduction, cutbacks and a return to a peaceful world. The threat from the axis powers had been effectively squashed but there was a new threat emerging, in the form of the Soviet Union.  Coastal Command had to start learning about new adversaries once again, adapting and performing immediately, to protect British interests initially in the northern Atlantic, but rapidly elsewhere.  For almost 60 Cold War years, the RAF relied heavily on two aircraft types, through various models, enhancements and sheer longevity. The Avro Shackleton and the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod. Chris Gibson author of the brilliant book ‘Nimrod's Genesis’, joins us to help understand the new threat and explain to process the UK took to replace its old aircraft with new more sophisticated platforms.   Recorded 19th June 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   You can buy a copy of Nimrod's Genesis from the Aviation Xtended Bookshop helping Xtended and local bookshops in the process here https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781902109473   Chris Gibson ·         Nimrod's Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945 https://www.crecy.co.uk/nimrod-s-genesis Costal Command Series ·         EP.132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND ·         EP.131:COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM ·         EP.130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS ·         EP.129:COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES ·      EP.128:COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS ·      EP.127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS ·         EP.124 –COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC ·         EP.123 –COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT ·         EP.122 –COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)’ Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544    Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         GlobalAviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076 ·         Aircrew Book Review https://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

Ever wondered how you go about marketing one of the worlds premier airshows, an air display act, or an airport? Helen Webb, Founder and Director at International Airshow Marketing, joins us to tell us how it all fits together. Recorded 30th July 2024 Contact Us: ⁠GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk⁠  Xtended Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended Contact Xtended: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk International Airshow Marketing Web http://www.airshow.marketing/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenwebbfcim/ Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society  Global Aviation Resource  XTPMedia  Ellie Carter  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1 For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/

We speak to the inspirational founder of Elevate(Her), Katherine Maloney. Katherine eloquently speaks up for a more diverse workforce across the aviation sector. Elevate(Her) is growing exponentially due to the demand for the work they do, encouraging, nurturing and assisting the future generations of aviation employees. Recorded 18th July 2024  Contact Us: ⁠GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk⁠  Xtended Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended Contact Xtended: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk Elevate(Her) Web https://elevateheraviation.co.uk/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089538480061 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/elevateheraviation/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@elevateherav Katherine Maloney Instagram https://www.instagram.com/moloneykatherine/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-moloney-569a09265/ Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players: https://pod.link/1611149544 Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society  Global Aviation Resource  XTPMedia  Ellie Carter  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1 For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/

We talk to Chris Wroblewski and Garth Barnard about their in depth investigation of the 1943 B-24 Liberator crash, that killed Polish General Sikorski and dispel the myths and conspiracies around assassination or accident being the cause.  Recorded 4th June 2024 Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk You can buy a copy of the book at our bookshop making a small donation to local bookshops and helping out Xtended https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781911667902 Sabotage Grubstreet Book https://grubstreet.co.uk/product/sabotage/     Audiobook https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sabotage-Audiobook/B0D4G24SC3   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sabotage1943/   Chris Wroblewski Kresy-Siberia Group   https://www.facebook.com/groups/KresySiberiaGroup (administrator) WW2 - 2 KORPUS POLSKI   https://www.facebook.com/groups/38519739600 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wroblewski-62b0ba38/ Elevator replica cross section trials videoshttps://aviationresearch.my-free.website//sabotage  Garth Barnard Web https://aviationresearch.co.uk Instagram https://www.instagram.com/garfybarnard/ YouTube WW2 Air Crash Detectives https://www.youtube.com/@wwiiaircrashdetectives6217/featured   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players: https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

The Xtended team finally all assemble to talk about 200 episodes of the podcast, recent sad news from the aviation world, Ellie's trip to Normandy for the D-Day 80th commemorations and more. Believe it or not, this is the first time all four members of the team have managed to record together - hopefully we will do it again soon! Recorded 3rd June 2024  Contact Us: ⁠GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk⁠  Xtended Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended Contact Xtended: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk This episode is dedicated to Sqn Leader Mark Long, Cdr Sharkey Ward, Robert Prest and Col Bud Anderson Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players: https://pod.link/1611149544 Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society  Global Aviation Resource  XTPMedia  Ellie Carter  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1 For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/

Amanda Harrison has always wanted to recreate the footsteps of Amy Johnson, flying solo in a Tiger Moth from the UK to Darwin, Australia in just 20 Days. Listen in as she tells us the tale of the attempt and how things unfolded. From Dracula’s Castle to Mediterranean wonders! Although a professional pilot, Amanda is also dyslexic, an additional challenge in planning and executing this journey. Recorded 24th May 2024  Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk  Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544    Amanda Harrison ·         Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/amandajharrisonpilot ·         Twitter - https://twitter.com/Solo2Darwin ·         Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amandajharrisonadventurepilot/ ·         Web - https://www.amandajharrison.com/ ·         Book - https://grubstreet.co.uk/product/solo2darwin/   You can buy a copy of the book at our bookshop making a small donation to local bookshops and helping out Xtended https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781911714040   Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

Mick Oakey, Robert Forsyth and Chris Gibson come back to the History Round Table to answer listener questions. We discuss what books do not get written, what they would love to read, their proudest work and what do they think about graphics and photos in books and articles. Along with advice for budding aviation authors this is an enjoyable roundtable that book enthusiasts and those interested in aviation history will enjoy.   Oh and there are a few outtakes right at the end!   Recorded 23rd April 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544     Mick Oakey is a familiar voice to many and is of course Managing Editor at The Aviation Historian. https://www.theaviationhistorian.com   Robert Forsyth is an author, editor and publisher specialising in historic military aviation. https://www.chevronpublishing.co.uk German Wings in Italian Skies: Imperial, Inter-War and Luftwaffe Military Aircraft in Italy 1911-1945 https://www.chandospublications.co.uk/product/german-wings-in-italian-skies-imperial-inter-war-and-luftwaffe-military-aircraft-in-italy-1911-1945/ The Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero https://www.crecy.co.uk/the-savoia-marchetti-s.79-sparviero Chris Gibson sits on the committee of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Heritage Specialist Group and is on the editorial Committee of The Aviation Historian for whom he also writes. https://www.blueenvoypress.co.uk/ Secret Projects Forum https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/ Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94 Show Supporters The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family        AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ Wings Over New Zealan Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:      https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

There is a new podcast focused on RAF Bomber Command in World War Two hosted by Writer and Military Historian Jane Gulliford Lowes and Historian and co host James Jefferies. It is of course 'Never Mind The Dambusters'!    In this, our landmark 200th episode, we get the opportunity to talk to Jane and James about Bomber Command and the challenges the aircrews faced in their multi tasked environment. We share views of the aircraft, the people and the effects of their activities. It is an insight and sometimes personal look at Bomber Command.     Recorded 16th April 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Never Mind The Dambusters   Web https://nevermindthedambusters.buzzsprout.com/   Twitter X https://twitter.com/RAFBomber_Pod   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nevermindthedambusters/       Jane Gulliford Lowes  Web https://www.justcuriousjane.com/   Twitter X https://twitter.com/LydiaJane13   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/justcuriousjane/   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/janegulliford.lowes/     James Jeffries  Web https://linktr.ee/jamesjhistory   Twitter X https://www.facebook.com/janegulliford.lowes/  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jamesjhistory   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-jefferies-37b4aa182/     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

  Samuel de Korte is a graduate student of Utrecht University, where he studied an MA in the Cultural History of Modern Europe. He wrote his Master's thesis about the representation of black Americans during the Second World War, indicating that although they formed a substantial part of the American armed forces, they don't receive an equal share in the representation in contemporary media. His new book ‘Tuskegee Airmen - Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow’ is published by Pen and Sword.    We focus on the human and personal issues they faced. If unfamiliar with the events, this can be a sensitive issue that some might find uncomfortable. The presenter and guest views are their own and not those of the podcast or publisher (or others associated with this episode).    Recorded 11th April 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Samuel de Korte   Book https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tuskegee-Airmen-Hardback/p/24428   Web www.samueldekorte.com  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/samuel.dekorte/   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/samuel.dekorte   Threads https://www.threads.net/@samuel.dekorte     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

Finalising our focus on how the use of AI, data and machine learning is changing the sector, we are joined by Andy Taylor, the Chief Solutions Officer at NATS.   NATS it is the UK's leading provider of air traffic control services as well as providing air traffic services to airports, airlines, air traffic service providers and governments across parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.    Recorded 27th March 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     NATS  Web https://www.nats.aero/   Podcast https://www.nats.aero/news/altitude/   Twitter X http://x.com/NATS  LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/nats  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natsaero/  Youtube https://www.youtube.com/natsaero      Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

In 2023 Dave Homewood from the Wings Over New Zealand podcast visited the UK to record and document Kiwi aviation involvement in World War Two by visiting some of our historic aircraft, museums, airfields and memorials.   Dave is returning in 2024 but with a slightly different agenda. We caught up with Dave as he planned the return ‘Wings Over Britain’ visit.    Recorded 19th March 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Wings over Britain   Wings Over New Zealand show - https://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/   WONZ 276 – Wings Over Britain: Ross Boyens  WONZ 277 – Wings Over Britain: Navy Wings  WONZ 278 – Wings Over Britain: Brooklands Museum  WONZ 279 – Wings Over Britain: Biggin Hill  WONZ 280 – Wings Over Britain: The Fleet Air Arm Museum  WONZ 281 – Wings Over Britain: Sandy’s Spitfire  WONZ 283 – Wings Over Britain: Conversations from Shuttleworth  WONZ 285 – Wings Over Britain: East Kirkby  WONZ 286 – Wings Over Britain: The International Bomber Command Centre  WONZ 287 – Wings Over Britain: Dave Gledhill  WONZ 288 – Wings Over Britain: The BBMF  WONZ 289 – Wings Over Britain: The de Havilland Aircraft Museum  WONZ 291 – Wings Over Britain: RAF Museum Midlands  WONZ 292 – Wings Over Britain: Andy Saunders  WONZ 294 – Wings Over Britain: Steve Bridgewater  WONZ 295 – Wings Over Britain: Hornchurch  WONZ 296 – Wings Over Britain: IWM Duxford  WONZ 297 – Wings Over Britain: Bottisham  WONZ 298 – Wings Over Britain: RAF Hunsdon  WONZ 302 – Wings Over Britain: OFMC’s Sarah Carr     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1