Tom Allett
DC-3 D-Day Squadron plans for Overlord 80th anniversary
The D-Day Squadron, a mini-US aerial armada, is returning to Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The Squadron’s Moreno Aguiari told Tom Allett about the organisation’s forthcoming transatlantic adventure
‘Lucky 13’ - 103-year-old Mosquito veteran looks back
Flt Lt Colin Bell DFC (Ret’d) survived 50 bombing operations while flying with Bomber Command, 13 of them to the most feared target of all, Berlin. Tom Allett spoke to the wartime veteran
What is it like to fly Europe’s sole Me 262?
A privilege to fly! Tom Allett spoke to Airbus test pilot Geri Krähenbühl who has the pleasure of displaying the Manching-based Messerschmitt 262 replica...
Bombers to Bond - Wg Cdr Ken Wallis remembered
To mark the tenth anniversary of the death of aviator extraordinaire Wg Cdr Ken Wallis, Tom Allett recalls an interview with the great man from 2008
To Berlin in a Lancaster - a BBC war correspondent's view
In 1943, BBC correspondent Wynford Vaughan Thomas and his recording engineer Reg Pidsley survived a night-fighter encounter during a bomber raid on Berlin. Tom Allett recounts their story
Flying Legends - new beginnings
After a three-year hiatus Flying Legends roared back onto the airshow scene at a new venue. Tom Allett reports from Leeds East Airport, the former RAF Church Fenton
Echoes of heroes – Grantham’s Dambusters exhibition
The 80th anniversary of Operation Chastise in May 2023 enabled a rare opportunity to visit St Vincents Hall in Grantham, Lincolnshire
Greatest RAF show on Earth? Pilot recounts Queen's 1953 Coronation flypast
The greatest (RAF) show on Earth? FlyPast spoke to Terry Devey Smith, a pilot from Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 Coronation flypast and subsequent Royal Review
Interview: ‘The Dam Busters’ star Richard Todd
Tom Allett recalls his conversations with the late Richard Todd about his distinguished portrayal of Guy Gibson in ‘The Dam Busters’