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Ep.232 - Plane Crazy Australian Defence

In this episode of Aviation Xtended, we welcome back Grant McHerron and Steve Visscher from the excellent Plane Crazy Down Under podcast. Grant is also the host for the A

Ep.231 - Hampshire Air Festival with Helen Webb

In this episode of Aviation Xtended, we talk to Helen Webb about the new UK airshow – The Hampshire Air Festival at Thruxton Aerodrome, 12th & 13th September 2026. Somet

Ep.230 - Banshee with Lindsay Rumbold

In this episode of Aviation Xtended, we talk to Lindsay Rumbold about aviation thriller, Banshee. It is a cracking Cold War story with the Vulcan very much at its heart.

Ep.229 - The Barracuda with Dave Morris & Will Gibbs

In this episode we take you behind the scenes of one of the Fleet Air Arm Museum’s most important restoration projects - the return of Fairey Barracuda DP872. During a

Ep.228 - Jonathan McNee BEM and Aviation Archaeology

Jonathan “Jonny” McNee BEM is an aviation historian and military aviation archaeologist from Northern Ireland whose work has literally brought lost Second World War aircr

Ep.227 – ‘Constant Endeavour - RAF Coastal Command' – The Book

In this episode Pieter steps away from our usual format to introduce Constant Endeavour – RAF Coastal Command, the first ebook and audiobook to emerge from the podcast.

Ep.226 - Warbirds to Warhorses

In this episode of Aviation Xtended, host Pieter Johnson is joined by Bob Davy and Keith Wilson, authors of 'Warbirds to Workhorses'. Together, they explore aviation bey

Ep.225 - The Invisible Campaign, with Jane Gulliford Lowes

The Xtended team welcomes back historian and author Jane Gulliford Lowes to discuss her latest book, The Invisible Campaign: Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940–1945

Ep.224 - Fifty Years of Flying Fun

We talk to Rod Dean about ‘Fifty Years of Flying Fun’ which covers his half-century career in the air, from joining the RAF in 1962 to his work as a general aviation and

Ep.223 - Riding Rockets, with astronaut Mike Mullane

Colonel Mike Mullane flew three Space Shuttle missions as a Mission Specialist and is a retired US Air Force weapon systems operator, flying 134 combat missions in Vietna

Ep.222 - Flight 540: 'Wake up, it's a crash'

This is a moving interview with Earl Moorhouse, crash survivor and author. ‘Wake Up, It’s A Crash – The Survivors’ Stories’ is his account of the world’s first Boeing 74

Ep.221 - Eagle Days with Victoria Taylor

In this episode, Tim talks to Award-winning aviation historian Victoria Taylor about her new book ‘Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain’.

Ep.220 - Over Cold War Seas with Mike Napier

In this episode we have Mike Napier back to talk about his latest book ‘Over Cold War Seas - NATO and Soviet Naval Aviation, 1949–89’ - a fascinating review of Cold War n

Ep.219 - Aviation furniture with Stu Art

In this episode, we look at how aviation and aerospace items are converted to art and furniture pieces, and we welcome Stuart Abbot, the founder of Stu Art Furniture.  S

Ep.218 - Scott Bateman: ‘Hercules – First in, Last Out’

First flying in 1954, some 71 years ago, the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules has become a iconic aviation legend. Beginning as a military transport, it has evolved into

Ep.217 - Ops Normal: The Army Air Corps 1957-2017

Since its formation in 1957 the Army Air Corps has played a prominent role in almost every British Army operation. We get to talk to the authors of ‘Ops Normal Volume 1,

Ep.216 - Flying Through the Ranks, from Cold War to the Gulf

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 to

Ep.215 - Bomber Command OTUs

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,

Ep.214 - Claude Grahame-White

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

Ep.213 - Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 16: Buying a Nimrod

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, Dep