Iain Blair
@iain51.bsky.social
Retired public health professor. Interests: US and UK current affairs. Military esp. aviation history since c. 1900. Middle East history and affairs. Military and political biography since c. 1800. Growing stuff on my allotment.
Born OTD 1918, Ian Blair. Pictured here on Boxing Day 1936 aged 18 alongside the Bristol Type 142 "Britain First", a commercial airliner that was developed as the Blenheim medium bomber.
July 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Born OTD 1918, Ian Blair. Pictured here on Boxing Day 1936 aged 18 alongside the Bristol Type 142 "Britain First", a commercial airliner that was developed as the Blenheim medium bomber.
OTD 1943. My father Pilot Officer John Blair was with No. 602 Sqd at RAF Detling. This is the entry in the Squadron's Operations Record Book for that day.
December 25, 2024 at 2:34 PM
OTD 1943. My father Pilot Officer John Blair was with No. 602 Sqd at RAF Detling. This is the entry in the Squadron's Operations Record Book for that day.
Just finished this. Lovely read. Recommended.
December 25, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Just finished this. Lovely read. Recommended.