Interview with British warbird pilot Brian Smith

[Elliott Marsh - GAR]

If I can do a little "shameless promotion", I wanted to share a link to an article I have written on the aviation career of well-known British vintage aircraft pilot Brian Smith.

http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2014/12/11/aviation-profile-brian-smith/

I'm sure many of you will be familiar with Brian for his exploits flying World War Two fighter aircraft with the Old Flying Machine Company, The Fighter Collection, Historic Flying Ltd and others. His warbird displays are flown with the "Hanna spirit" and most recently, he has been putting on superb routines in the Hawk 75, Bearcat, Corsair and Spitfire, amongst others.

The article looks at how Brian got involved in the aviation world via the Tiger Club, leading into his association with Neil Williams and Ray Hanna, the latter of whom facilitated Brian's entry to the warbird scene when he invited him to join OFMC. Brian discusses at length his time flying with OFMC and TFC, amongst many other things including his work on OFMC's film/television productions, comparing the various marks of Spitfire, comments on flying numerous warbirds and leading the 16-ship Spitfire sequence at Duxford in 2010.

I hope there's something of interest in there.

Brian at Redhill, circa 1963.

[seagull61785]

Thank you so much for posting this Elliott,

Very enjoyable article.

Thanks again,

Barry