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Michael Napier
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Author of:
Afghan Air Wars,
Flashpoints,
Harrier GR 7/9 Units in Combat,
In Cold War Skies,
Iraq 2003,
Korea 1950–53,
Korean Air War,
Over Cold War Seas,
RAF Jaguar Units in Combat,
RAF Tornado Units in Combat 1992-2019,
RAF Tornado Units of Gulf War I,
The Royal Air Force,
Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command
Biography
Michael Napier qualified as an RAF strike/attack pilot in 1985 and was based in Germany during the Cold War. He flew operations over Iraq after the first Gulf War and left the RAF in 1997 for a second career as an airline pilot. He has written articles for various aviation magazines including Flypast and The Aviation Historian as well as numerous books for Osprey focusing on modern airpower. Michael lives near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.