Paul Beaver

About The Author

Paul Beaver is a leading aviation historian, broadcaster and author, as well as  an historic airplane pilot who has been flying the Spitfire since 2011. He has written more than forty books including Spitfire People, Spitfire Evolution and Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot. As well as being an author, Paul has been a television war reporter, journalist with Jane’s, a parliamentary advisor and served twenty-seven years in the Territorial Army, rising to the rank of Colonel in the Army Air Corps. He lives near Salisbury. 

Books by Paul Beaver

Father of the Spitfire

The Untold Story of R.J. Mitchell

By Paul Beaver
Reginald Mitchell is one of the greatest names in aviation history. A visionary engineer with a passion for speed, his legacy is the most iconic fighter aircraft of all time: the Spitfire.During the uneasy peace of the 1920s, he was a trailblazing innovator working at the cutting edge of technolo...
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Mitchell: Father of the Spitfire
By Paul Beaver
Reginald Mitchell is one of the greatest names in aviation history. A visionary engineer with a passion for speed, his legacy is the most iconic fighter aircraft of all time: the Spitfire.  During the uneasy peace of the 1920s, he was a trailblazing innovator working at the cutting edge of techno...
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