Podcast Episodes

The Twelve Crashes of Christmas

The 12 days of Christmas are generally thought to run from the 26th of December to the 6th of January and is an important period of religious celeb…

3 years, 3 months ago

Around the World in 20 Days

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier was one of two men who left the earth’s surface and flew in Montgolfier’s balloon for the very first time. He also de…

3 years, 5 months ago

Only a Flat Tyre

Each year upwards of 2 million of the faithful make the journey to follow the path of the profit Muhammad to a number of holy sites before their pilg…

3 years, 5 months ago

Higher, Faster

They were the pioneers who trod the territory beyond the sound barrier… a place no man had ever been before and which had killed many who attempted t…

3 years, 5 months ago

RAF Form 414, Vol 18

It’s time for another of my flying logbook tales and it’s May 1987 and I’m on the Australian FA18 No 2 Operational Conversion Unit at RAAF Williamtow…

3 years, 5 months ago

Sherman Smoot – A Tribute

A tribute to Sherman Smoot, friend of the APG Show, who died doing what he loved best… flying.

3 years, 6 months ago

The Battle Above the Somme

The First World War battle of the Somme continues, to this day, to fascinate and appal in equal measures. Much has been written about the ground war …

3 years, 6 months ago

Batman and Robin

Robin Olds was a hard drinking, hard working man who led from the front in a way that inspired his men to become a great fighting force. He only beca…

3 years, 6 months ago

The Grade 2 Listed Centrifuge

A recent news programme caught my eye when I realised it involved our great friends at the Farnborough Aviation Sciences Trust museum. It reminded me…

3 years, 6 months ago

RAF Form 414, Vol. 17

The story of my military flying career continues with the new challenge of flying the FA/18 Hornet round the beautiful skies of Australia.

The offi…

3 years, 7 months ago