Mark Piesing
@markep.bsky.social
Freelance journo - Best of @BBC_Future Collection - Author true story of N-4 DOWN @MarinerBooks “Thrilling!” Wall St Journal - Podcast scriptwriter @Noiser
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🚀 Huge thanks to aviation historian @markep.bsky.social for raging with me that drones are VICTORIAN 🤯 Pilotless aircraft even predate the Wright Brothers! 🛩️📡 Plus: early radio, Marilyn Monroe’s aviation links 💄✈️ & accidentally irradiating the Smithsonian ☢️
🎧 Patreon 16 Feb
#AviationHistory
🎧 Patreon 16 Feb
#AviationHistory
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🚀 Huge thanks to aviation historian @markep.bsky.social for raging with me that drones are VICTORIAN 🤯 Pilotless aircraft even predate the Wright Brothers! 🛩️📡 Plus: early radio, Marilyn Monroe’s aviation links 💄✈️ & accidentally irradiating the Smithsonian ☢️
🎧 Patreon 16 Feb
#AviationHistory
🎧 Patreon 16 Feb
#AviationHistory
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Highly respected, UK-based freelance journalist @markep.bsky.social has been busy again and has just published an interesting new article just out on the BBC website. His previous work includes the noteworthy 'N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia'. (📸 Outbound Aerospace) | 🛩️ 🥇
Blended wings: The sci-fi aircraft concept that could appear at an airport near you
The concept of blended-wing aircraft – where fuselage and wing are all one structure – is not new. But this radical design might soon be a credible concept for airliners.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Highly respected, UK-based freelance journalist @markep.bsky.social has been busy again and has just published an interesting new article just out on the BBC website. His previous work includes the noteworthy 'N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia'. (📸 Outbound Aerospace) | 🛩️ 🥇
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You're welcome, Mark, it's an excellent article. It crystallised some of our own thinking along these lines, but expressed it much better than anything we could have written on the subject. 🙌🏻
October 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
You're welcome, Mark, it's an excellent article. It crystallised some of our own thinking along these lines, but expressed it much better than anything we could have written on the subject. 🙌🏻
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"What's old is new again" is an overused cliché, but it really applies to the subject of this new article by @markep.bsky.social writing for @aerosociety.bsky.social, wherein he draws a through line between drones used in World War II and those being contemplated for present-day conflicts. | 🛩️ 📡 ⚔️ 🥇
Déjà drones
Eighty years after the US military first used drones in the Pacific, the idea is back on the table for any future operations in the South China Sea. MARK PIESING asks what lessons can be learned from ...
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/déjà-drones/?utm_source=blufly.media&utm_campaign=06877
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"What's old is new again" is an overused cliché, but it really applies to the subject of this new article by @markep.bsky.social writing for @aerosociety.bsky.social, wherein he draws a through line between drones used in World War II and those being contemplated for present-day conflicts. | 🛩️ 📡 ⚔️ 🥇
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#histbookchat A post from @markep.bsky.social brought this to mind. Flying boats etc are a lifelong passion of mine. Not sure why. This is a wonderful book. 1
April 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#histbookchat A post from @markep.bsky.social brought this to mind. Flying boats etc are a lifelong passion of mine. Not sure why. This is a wonderful book. 1
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🇳🇴🤝 Fridtjof Nansen: explorer, teacher, game-changer. His lessons enabled nations like Italy to conquer the Arctic. @markep.bsky.social spotlights how collaboration defined early polar exploration. #ArcticExploration #PolarLegends
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🇳🇴🤝 Fridtjof Nansen: explorer, teacher, game-changer. His lessons enabled nations like Italy to conquer the Arctic. @markep.bsky.social spotlights how collaboration defined early polar exploration. #ArcticExploration #PolarLegends
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April 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🇳🇴🤝 Fridtjof Nansen: explorer, teacher, game-changer. His lessons enabled nations like Italy to conquer the Arctic. @markep.bsky.social spotlights how collaboration defined early polar exploration. #ArcticExploration #PolarLegends
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🇳🇴🤝 Fridtjof Nansen: explorer, teacher, game-changer. His lessons enabled nations like Italy to conquer the Arctic. @markep.bsky.social spotlights how collaboration defined early polar exploration. #ArcticExploration #PolarLegends
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott and Shackleton’s fame eclipse the brilliance of Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social calls out this obsession and highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats! #PolarExploration
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🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott and Shackleton’s fame eclipse the brilliance of Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social calls out this obsession and highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats! #PolarExploration
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April 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott and Shackleton’s fame eclipse the brilliance of Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social calls out this obsession and highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats! #PolarExploration
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🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott and Shackleton’s fame eclipse the brilliance of Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social calls out this obsession and highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats! #PolarExploration
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
✈️❄️ Think #Antarctica was all about sledges and frostbite? The aviators of the 1920s and 1930s braved vast distances and greater dangers to explore the ice, yet history remembers the sledgers. @markep.bsky.social asks, why? #Aviation
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✈️❄️ Think #Antarctica was all about sledges and frostbite? The aviators of the 1920s and 1930s braved vast distances and greater dangers to explore the ice, yet history remembers the sledgers. @markep.bsky.social asks, why? #Aviation
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April 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
✈️❄️ Think #Antarctica was all about sledges and frostbite? The aviators of the 1920s and 1930s braved vast distances and greater dangers to explore the ice, yet history remembers the sledgers. @markep.bsky.social asks, why? #Aviation
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✈️❄️ Think #Antarctica was all about sledges and frostbite? The aviators of the 1920s and 1930s braved vast distances and greater dangers to explore the ice, yet history remembers the sledgers. @markep.bsky.social asks, why? #Aviation
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🚨THIS WEEK🚨 🌍❄️ Did you know Louise Boyd shattered barriers in 1926, becoming the first woman to organize, lead, and fund an Arctic expedition? It’s time to highlight these unsung heroes. @markep.bsky.social shares more! #History #ArcticExploration
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April 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨THIS WEEK🚨 🌍❄️ Did you know Louise Boyd shattered barriers in 1926, becoming the first woman to organize, lead, and fund an Arctic expedition? It’s time to highlight these unsung heroes. @markep.bsky.social shares more! #History #ArcticExploration
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Tired of hearing only about Scott and Shackleton? Tune in to our latest episode with @markep.bsky.social and discover the forgotten heroes of polar exploration! 🌍❄️ #PolarHistory #HistoryRage
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Tired of hearing only about Scott and Shackleton? Tune in to our latest episode with @markep.bsky.social and discover the forgotten heroes of polar exploration! 🌍❄️ #PolarHistory #HistoryRage
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April 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Tired of hearing only about Scott and Shackleton? Tune in to our latest episode with @markep.bsky.social and discover the forgotten heroes of polar exploration! 🌍❄️ #PolarHistory #HistoryRage
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Tired of hearing only about Scott and Shackleton? Tune in to our latest episode with @markep.bsky.social and discover the forgotten heroes of polar exploration! 🌍❄️ #PolarHistory #HistoryRage
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#histbookchat. Good pod. Full disclosure I’m a Scott and Shackleton, @markep.bsky.social unfollows me. Nevertheless good book. Anne Fletcher appeared in earlier @historyrage.bsky.social pod, also a good book. Signed edition from @foxlanebooks.bsky.social
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April 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#histbookchat. Good pod. Full disclosure I’m a Scott and Shackleton, @markep.bsky.social unfollows me. Nevertheless good book. Anne Fletcher appeared in earlier @historyrage.bsky.social pod, also a good book. Signed edition from @foxlanebooks.bsky.social
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🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast
April 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast
Another great @historyrage.bsky.social episode!
📅 #OnThisDay 1935: Luftwaffe's existence was acknowledged. Explore a different perspective with @spitfirefilly.bsky.social debunking the 'Clean Luftwaffe' myth. Uncover truths behind aviation history. 🎙️✈️ #AviationHistoryExposed
Listen 🎙️ #otd.fo/e/13020b" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">pod.fo/e/13020b
#otd <a href="/hashtag/onthisdate" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#onthisdate #history
Listen 🎙️ #otd.fo/e/13020b" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">pod.fo/e/13020b
#otd <a href="/hashtag/onthisdate" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#onthisdate #history
February 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Another great @historyrage.bsky.social episode!
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There are a few topics which are almost guaranteed to generate a lot of interest amongst our community: the airship is one of them. Here's a new, delightfully long-form article perfectly suited to a Sunday afternoon. It's by @markep.bsky.social, writing for the BBC's 'Future' series. | 🛩️ 🎈 🥇
Pathfinder 1: The airship that could usher in a new age
Pathfinder 1, bankrolled by a Google billionaire, is an attempt to revive the airship. A century after terrifying disasters, is a safe-enough bet?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
There are a few topics which are almost guaranteed to generate a lot of interest amongst our community: the airship is one of them. Here's a new, delightfully long-form article perfectly suited to a Sunday afternoon. It's by @markep.bsky.social, writing for the BBC's 'Future' series. | 🛩️ 🎈 🥇
Read my latest for @the-bookseller.bsky.social
Servant or master? Are AI tools changing the way we write?
Thanks for all the authors who shared their views with me.
#AI
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Servant or master? Are AI tools changing the way we write?
Thanks for all the authors who shared their views with me.
#AI
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Servant or master?
Are AI tools changing the way we write?
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February 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Read my latest for @the-bookseller.bsky.social
Servant or master? Are AI tools changing the way we write?
Thanks for all the authors who shared their views with me.
#AI
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Servant or master? Are AI tools changing the way we write?
Thanks for all the authors who shared their views with me.
#AI
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Have you enjoyed this week’s Patreon episode? 🎧✨ Support the author, and me 📚❤️ by buying a copy of "N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia" by @markep.bsky.social through the History Rage Bookshop!
📖 Buy the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780062851536
📖 Buy the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780062851536
January 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Have you enjoyed this week’s Patreon episode? 🎧✨ Support the author, and me 📚❤️ by buying a copy of "N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia" by @markep.bsky.social through the History Rage Bookshop!
📖 Buy the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780062851536
📖 Buy the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780062851536
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🚨 THIS WEEK TO SUBS 🚨 Explore Arctic & Antarctic tales with @markep.bsky.social ! From forgotten explorers to polar expedition challenges, this episode is a must-listen for history buffs. 🎧
🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#PolarExploration #HistoryRage #Podcast
🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#PolarExploration #HistoryRage #Podcast
January 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🚨 THIS WEEK TO SUBS 🚨 Explore Arctic & Antarctic tales with @markep.bsky.social ! From forgotten explorers to polar expedition challenges, this episode is a must-listen for history buffs. 🎧
🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#PolarExploration #HistoryRage #Podcast
🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#PolarExploration #HistoryRage #Podcast
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🚨 THIS WEEK TO SUBS 🚨 🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott & Shackleton’s fame overshadow Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats!
🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#PolarExploration #HistoryMatters #Podcast
🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#PolarExploration #HistoryMatters #Podcast
January 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨 THIS WEEK TO SUBS 🚨 🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott & Shackleton’s fame overshadow Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats!
🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#PolarExploration #HistoryMatters #Podcast
🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#PolarExploration #HistoryMatters #Podcast
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🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 🌊🇳🇿 Oral traditions suggest the Māori reached Antarctic waters in the 7th century! @markep.bsky.social explores this fascinating possibility. #Māori #PolarExploration
🎧 Listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#History #explorer #Podcast
🎧 Listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#History #explorer #Podcast
January 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 🌊🇳🇿 Oral traditions suggest the Māori reached Antarctic waters in the 7th century! @markep.bsky.social explores this fascinating possibility. #Māori #PolarExploration
🎧 Listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309
#History #explorer #Podcast
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#History #explorer #Podcast
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A highly recommended read.
My highlight of 2024 was the publication of my book N-4 DOWN the Hunt for the Arctic Airship @MarinerBooks in Polish, Italian, and Russian! 😀 🎉
Sadly, the terms for a German edition couldn't be agreed.
#N4DOWN #Exploration #History #Aviarion #Arctic
Sadly, the terms for a German edition couldn't be agreed.
#N4DOWN #Exploration #History #Aviarion #Arctic
January 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A highly recommended read.
My highlight of 2024 was the publication of my book N-4 DOWN the Hunt for the Arctic Airship @MarinerBooks in Polish, Italian, and Russian! 😀 🎉
Sadly, the terms for a German edition couldn't be agreed.
#N4DOWN #Exploration #History #Aviarion #Arctic
Sadly, the terms for a German edition couldn't be agreed.
#N4DOWN #Exploration #History #Aviarion #Arctic
January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My highlight of 2024 was the publication of my book N-4 DOWN the Hunt for the Arctic Airship @MarinerBooks in Polish, Italian, and Russian! 😀 🎉
Sadly, the terms for a German edition couldn't be agreed.
#N4DOWN #Exploration #History #Aviarion #Arctic
Sadly, the terms for a German edition couldn't be agreed.
#N4DOWN #Exploration #History #Aviarion #Arctic
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🚨 TOMORROW FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast
Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/historyrage
🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast
Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/historyrage
January 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨 TOMORROW FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast
Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/historyrage
🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast
Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/historyrage
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🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
❄️🌍 Dive into the untold stories of polar exploration with @markep.bsky.social on this week's episode! 🧭✨ Discover the forgotten explorers who braved the Arctic 🐻❄️ and Antarctic 🐧 long before Scott and Shackleton. 🏔️📜 #PolarExploration #HistoryRage
❄️🌍 Dive into the untold stories of polar exploration with @markep.bsky.social on this week's episode! 🧭✨ Discover the forgotten explorers who braved the Arctic 🐻❄️ and Antarctic 🐧 long before Scott and Shackleton. 🏔️📜 #PolarExploration #HistoryRage
January 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
❄️🌍 Dive into the untold stories of polar exploration with @markep.bsky.social on this week's episode! 🧭✨ Discover the forgotten explorers who braved the Arctic 🐻❄️ and Antarctic 🐧 long before Scott and Shackleton. 🏔️📜 #PolarExploration #HistoryRage
❄️🌍 Dive into the untold stories of polar exploration with @markep.bsky.social on this week's episode! 🧭✨ Discover the forgotten explorers who braved the Arctic 🐻❄️ and Antarctic 🐧 long before Scott and Shackleton. 🏔️📜 #PolarExploration #HistoryRage
Read my latest piece for the The Smithsonian/ National Air and Space Museum’s magazine…
Plumes and Planes
Why Volcanoes and Plane don’t mix
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Plumes and Planes
Why Volcanoes and Plane don’t mix
airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...
January 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Read my latest piece for the The Smithsonian/ National Air and Space Museum’s magazine…
Plumes and Planes
Why Volcanoes and Plane don’t mix
airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...
Plumes and Planes
Why Volcanoes and Plane don’t mix
airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...
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Garry Kasparov: It reminds me of this great GoT meme, but it's "Western leaders talking about making deals with Russia" and "Russia's neighbors listening to them".
December 8, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Garry Kasparov: It reminds me of this great GoT meme, but it's "Western leaders talking about making deals with Russia" and "Russia's neighbors listening to them".