English professional aviation writer, publisher and historian
Graham M Simons is one of the founders of the world famous aviation
museum at Duxford near Cambridge where his interest was piqued
watching the making of the 'Battle of Britain' film there in the
late 1960's and from the days when you could go 'aircraft spotting'
at London Heathrow and other airports.
From this, and with an engineering background, he progressed to
membership of a number of aviation societies, including sitting on
the British Aviation Preservation Council, eventually taking the
position of Engineering Director with one group. Here he was
responsible for overseeing the restoration of a De Havilland DH89
Dragon Rapide airliner to flying condition and placing this
aircraft - with official approval -- in the colours and markings of
the first aircraft of what was then the Kings Flight. It was during
this period that he was contacted by Ian Allen Ltd to write the
first ever history of this classic De Havilland type.
Other titles rapidly followed and with a growing number of contacts
in both the military and airliners, Graham turned professional in
1987, combining his love of writing with his skills in production
to create and publish aviation histories focussed on a variety of
subjects.
He is the author of Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose, Comet! The
World's First Jet Airliner, The Airbus A380: A History, and De
Havilland Enterprises: A History, amongst many others published by
Pen and Sword Books.
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