Ben Skipper

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Historian, artist, countryman and Pen & Sword author.
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This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the Land Rover, the best 4x4xfar, so with complete shamelessness, I shall take that opportunity to promote my book on this wonderful vehicle, printed by Pen & Sword Books. https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Land-Craft-7-Land-Rover-Paperback/p/18544

#landrover #militaryhistory #transporthistory #scalemodelling

Land Craft 7: Land Rover

After the Second World War many American military vehicles become surplus stock and soon found their way into the hands of farmers and land owners…

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After the Second World War this was the fate for many B-17s; the Boneyard. Some were sold on for new lives as cargo aircraft or to help build burgeoning passenger services, flown by experienced pilots. Some were also sold to collectors, including a Scout troop who paid $300 for a scrap B-17!

The B-17 is the subject of my next title & my first Flight Craft book, released today. https://bit.ly/3gHWRX7

#avgeek #aviation #b17flyingfortress

Flight Craft 27: The Boeing B-17

The B-17 Flying Fortress, a term coined by a Seattle Daily Times report in 1935, was a quantum leap in offensive air power. Designed for…

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Shades of Autumn 2019... it was wet then.