What happens when you put three authors and publishers around a table to discuss the challenges of writing historical aviation content?  
Find out in this fascinating insight on what it is like to research, write and publish accurate and compelling historical aviation books and magazines.  
 
Mick Oakey is a familiar voice to many and is of course Managing Editor at The Aviation Historian. Mick was the editor at Aeroplane magazine and is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society's Historical Group Committee 
https://www.theaviationhistorian.com  
 
Robert Forsyth is an author, editor and publisher specialising in historic military aviation. He set up his own publishing company in 1994 and since then has gone on to write more than thirty titles on the aircraft, campaigns and units of the Luftwaffe. You can hear Robert on Xtended episodes  

Ep.126 – The Luftwaffe's Special Weapons  

Ep.129: Coastal Command Chapter 6 – The Adversaries 

Ep.160 – Stalingrad Airlift 


https://www.chevronpublishing.co.uk  
 
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. He researches, writes, illustrates, produces and publishes aviation books for Crecy publishing, Key Publishing and his own company, Blue Envoy Press. He is the former editor of Air Britain Aeromilitaria and specialises in Cold War military aviation and guided weapons. 
https://www.blueenvoypress.co.uk/  
 
Recorded 4th September 2023 
 
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