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Mar 22, 2023 · Rod Dean. 22nd March 2023. Feature. After more than 50 years of airshow flying, this former RAF fast jet pilot and leading light of the warbird scene still loves displaying as much as ever. GERARD BOYMANS. The need for the air display scene to bring on new talent is now, thankfully, widely recognised.
Before the era of all-aspect missiles and helmet-mounted sights, jet combat was an art that needed particular skills. Pilot and author Rod Dean reflects on some incredible experiences, usually flying his favourite aircraft, the legendary Hawker Hunter.
“The Wooden Wonder – Development of the de Havilland Mosquito” by Sqn Ldr (Rtd) Rod Dean. What better treatment for “lockdown blues” than a dose of ‘Dean’ as supplied by SOFFAAM? Tonight, we welcomed back Rod Dean for another of his excellent, well-informed and profusely illustrated talks.
May 20, 2022 · Before the era of all-aspect missiles and helmet-mounted sights, jet combat was an art that needed particular skills. Pilot and author Rod Dean reflects on some incredible experiences, usually flying his favourite aircraft, the legendary Hawker Hunter
Mar 19, 2013 · Fifty years ago to the day Rod Dean made his first solo flight from RAF Leeming in a Jet Provost and courtesy of the North Yorkshire base he returned to the cockpit to mark the...
Mar 20, 2013 · 2013-03-20 - A FORMER RAF pilot took off from a Yorkshire base for a “pleasure” flight with his pilot son – 50 years to the day since he took his first solo flight there. Rod Dean, now 68, joined the Royal Air Force in 1962 and completed his first solo flight on March 19 1963 in a Jet Provost from RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire.
Rod Dean FCC Member: Rod has many years of aviation experience, both as a display pilot, organiser, Flying Display Director and Flying Control Committee member. In a wide and ranging career both in the Military and civil world, Rod brings a huge amount of knowledge and experience to airshows. Peter Sinclair FCC Member
