September 2008 will see the launch of a full colour, 160 page, hardback book, entitled *“Northern Exposure : The Royal Air Force at work in Scotland ”* by Berry Vissers and Mark McEwan, and published by Squadron Prints Ltd. With foreword by Air Cdre C A Bairsto, Air Officer Scotland, and introduction by GMTV presenter Ms Lorraine Kelly, the book is a pictorial review of all the RAF’s flying assets based in Scotland in the 21st Century. Among the 200 colour photographs are some exclusive air-to-air images of the Tornado F3 and Tornado GR4. To complement the photography, serving RAF personnel have also penned their own accounts of life on the RAF’s frontline, including a fascinating insight into a “Bear” intercept by an F3 pilot, and a GR4 pilot’s first taste of air-to-air refuelling with an RAF Tristar.
Sounded pretty good until I noticed that one of the contributors is Lorraine Kelly, :o Air-to-air refuelly with a Tristar? No doubt there will be nothing of any interest to Classic Brit fans then? |-)
September 2008 will see the launch of a full colour, 160 page, hardback book, entitled *“Northern Exposure : The Royal Air Force at work in Scotland ”* by Berry Vissers and Mark McEwan, and published by Squadron Prints Ltd. With foreword by Air Cdre C A Bairsto, Air Officer Scotland, and introduction by GMTV presenter Ms Lorraine Kelly, the book is a pictorial review of all the RAF’s flying assets based in Scotland in the 21st Century. Among the 200 colour photographs are some exclusive air-to-air images of the Tornado F3 and Tornado GR4. To complement the photography, serving RAF personnel have also penned their own accounts of life on the RAF’s frontline, including a fascinating insight into a “Bear” intercept by an F3 pilot, and a GR4 pilot’s first taste of air-to-air refuelling with an RAF Tristar.
Sounded pretty good until I noticed that one of the contributors is Lorraine Kelly, :o Air-to-air refuelly with a Tristar? No doubt there will be nothing of any interest to Classic Brit fans then? |-)
Best wishes
Steve P
Lorraine Kelly is writing the introduction, whilst of course that strictly makes her a "contributor" I wouldn't use the term as she obviously has nothing to do with the content. And it's not as strange a choice as many may think, if the book is aimed at the general public it's good to have a face everyone recognises endorsing it, and more to the point she did quite a few pieces at Leuchars in the run up to the 2006 airshow that were well received, and PR like that is hard to come by for the armed forces these days. Obviously not hardcore journalism, but anything that presents the boys and girls of HM forces in a good light gets a big thumbs up from me.
Anyway, the Tonka may have been built by a consortium but it is, and always will be a classic Brit in my eyes. I'll be back shortly after I've donned my flame-proof suit....
