With the 40th Anniversary of the Falklands War upon us, I decided to paint an aviation painting that would commemorate the actions of the...

This April, with the long Covid-laden, feet-dragging winter finally behind us, I enjoyed a sense of escape when Kyle and I flew out from...

During the Falklands War, on the 21st April 1982 Royal Navy Wessex HAS.3 ‘Humphrey’ led two other Wessex HU.5 helicopters onto the...

With the restrictions of the Covid 19 pandemic finally lifting, it was wonderful to finally be able to get out to an aviation event to...

I have fond memories of building the Airfix Short Stirling bomber as a child. The fact that it was both lesser known and bigger than its...

My youngest child recently said that my next painting needed 'more action!' So I showed him a few ideas that were still in my preliminary...

Having seen the Bristol Beaufighter commisson, I was asked to look at recreating an astonishing tale from WWII by the great nephew of RAF...

Those of a certain age will remember seeing the RAF Red Arrows at air shows before they flew the glorious BAe Hawk for their acrobatic...

As 2020 started to come to a rather miserable close, the COVID 19 restrictions in the UK tightened up once again and this meant there...

Years ago I read the fascinating biography of test pilot Lt Commander Brian Davies titled 'Fly No More'. In it he recounts his...

Between the various stages of COVID lockdown in 2020, I managed to get out to the nearby Dunkeswell Aerodrome. It was teeming with...

A Battle of Britain veteran once remarked to me that once the winter of 1940/41 came along, he almost missed the summer battles of 1940!...

Being a kid growing up during the 80's era of the cold war, the British military aircraft buzzing around were numerous and very varied in...

Whilst the paint was still wet on the Beaufighter painting, I received an interesting commission to paint a 1960's/70's deck scene aboard...

With so few examples left of the Bristol Beaufighter today, I find something intriguing in the historic images of these heavily-armed...

Standing next to a Fairey Gannet, everything about it just looks odd - the Double Mamba engine (a gas-turbine engine that incredibly...

There are so many stories recalling the brave actions of the crews of the Fairey Swordfish. Despite being classed as obsolete, these...

One summer holiday when I was 6 years old, I entered an Airfix model maker competition. My model of choice was the Airfix 1/72 scale...

As part of the British supersonic aircraft research programme, the Handley Page HP.115 was a British delta wing research aircraft built...

And so the COVID 19 lockdown goes on and on - its getting boring and I am missing my regular excursions for a coffee or even a beer at...