From Balloons to Drones

@joestieb.bsky.social

Currently asst prof at US Naval war college, soon Asst Prof. of US History at UNC Chapel Hill (incoming, Fall 2025). Basketball, running, cats. Go celtics go heels.

@aircrewbookreview.bsky.social

Reviewer/advocate of WW2 RAF, FAA & Commonwealth aircrew books/authors. Tsundoku sensei. Husband/father/writer/journo/editor/freelancer/typewriter collector. https://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/?m=1 https://flightlinebookreview.home.blog/

@adamspink.bsky.social

ATC at London Heathrow, occasionally RAF Fairford. Aviation, History, Food, Tea, Tweed, Outdoors, Environment. Own views, obvs. He/him

@davidalman.bsky.social

Airman + consultant + aero engineer interested in national strategy, domestic policy, environmentalism, good food, and all things aviation. Views = mine alone. #airpower

@ccflier15.bsky.social

PC-12 EMS Pilot (KAPA). ATP-ASEL/AMEL, Comm/Instmt Helo. Retired Fighter Pilot (Bronco, Eagle, Hornet), FAC-A/JTAC. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 📎 #avgeek #aviation

@profmarkwilson.bsky.social

History professor at UNC Charlotte; research and writing on history of the US military-industrial complex. Author of The Business of Civil War (2006); Destructive Creation: American Business and the Winning of World War II (2016).

@markstout.bsky.social

Intelligence historian, former intelligence officer. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. University educator. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea.

@huntinghistory.bsky.social

I'm a Military Historian finishing a dissertation on the maintenance of military culture between the Wehrmacht and the Bundeswehr. Otherwise I'm interested in Braves Baseball, FSU Football, Genealogy, and Sports Cards.

@kmizokami.bsky.social

I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser | Hachiman Defense Substack https://hachiman.substack.com/ | Also covering defense @ Popular Mechanics. Weapons person.

@michaelnbooks.bsky.social

Former military and commercial pilot - now author of books on military aviation history

@battlefieldgd.bsky.social

Graphic design, book covers, maps and illustration for military history publishing, media, museums and travel. Trying to keep posts professional while banging on about music and Norway.

@spacearchaeology.bsky.social

Space archaeology, xenoarchaeology, exoarchaeology, aviation archaeology, aerospace archaeology, space heritage, technosignatures, SETT, SETA, SETI, science fiction

@tamino78.bsky.social

Aussie ex-pat in France. Retired scientist, bibliophile, (very) amateur historian. Mainly memorials to RAAF aircrew NW Europe in SWW. Pics & info believed to be open source - pls advise if not. Avatar: W/O Donald Kairton 1921-1944. Banner: Wartime Poster

@vingtfrong.bsky.social

A range of stuff connected to the French experience of the First World War chiefly, but not only, for an English-speaking audience. #1gm #ww1 #FWW Also, the practical role of French liaison officers & interpreters on the Western Front. vingtfrong.home.blog

@yozkan.bsky.social

Working at Imperial College London & doing data stuff | PhD researcher at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social War Studies in intelligence history | Member @kcsi.uk | Founder @intelarchive.io | Love🚴‍♂️ https://linktr.ee/yusufozkan

@paro.bsky.social

@fasikcl.bsky.social

FASI. An interdisciplinary initiative of King's College London dedicated to generating an understanding of air and space power issues in defence and security.

@kclcgs.bsky.social

Bringing deep historical and strategic thinking back to statecraft and diplomacy. RT ≠ endorsements. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://kcl.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9a9365318218edc98cbeafb9c&id=8df627a6a6

@ihr.bsky.social

The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training https://www.history.ac.uk/ Part of @sasnews.bsky.social

@sophyantrobus.bsky.social

Ex-X. Former Labour PPC, academic of air power and military culture. Glad to be exploring a new platform for debate.

@ac1shaw.bsky.social

Air/land operations polemologist. Joint operations/headquarters collective trainer, mentor and coach. Former RAF/RAuxAF, Kabul, Pakistan, Baghdad, et al, CAS Fellow, doctrine writer. Ed Journal RAF Historical Society. Co-ed Close Air Support (Helion, 2024)

@gabemoshenska.bsky.social

I want Ken Railings to walk in here right now and say 'Pam Shortt's broken both her legs and I wanna dance with you’

@smidbob.bsky.social

Historian of Modern France, Director of Liberal Arts at QMUL

@rafhistory.bsky.social

RAF History; Air Power; Digital History; Head of Collections and Research at RAF Museum; Author: Air Power and the Evacuation of Dunkirk (Bloomsbury 2021; Co-Ed Close Air Support (Helion 2024). Committee member of RAFHS and BCMH.

@teaselmuir.bsky.social

Historian of Science + Technology | Curator of the Apollo Collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

@ww1intheair.bsky.social

A transnational history of air power in the First World War. Researched by @airpowerhistory.bsky.social https://drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/

@coldwarpod.bsky.social

Award-winning #podcast preserving the stories of the #ColdWar before they are lost... Listen & follow for free at https://coldwarconversations.com/ Hosted & produced by Ian Sanders, Fellow of Royal Historical Society & Manchester Museum

@spyhistorian.bsky.social

Historian. Spies, signals intelligence, Second World War. Social and Cultural history. History of humour. Insults = 🚫

@avculturesconf.bsky.social

A place where researchers and practitioners come together to share their knowledge and ideas of flight, and its place in history and society. Posts by @tashheap.bsky.social and @jdkightly.bsky.social aviationcultures.org

@erikthehistorian.bsky.social

Military/Digital Historian and Vietnam War specialist, soccer player, EDM fan, avid gamer, lives with my wonderful wife and a posse of Shih-Tzu's and cats.

@m4alex.bsky.social

NT Senior Programming and Partnerships Officer, Antony House 🏰 Petrolhead obsessed with BMW M 🏎️

@wildblueponder.bsky.social

PT PhD student by night - interested in the representation of military aviators in popular culture. A librarian for the USAF by day. Easily distracted at all times by biathlon, geopolitical arguments, rugby, murder mysteries, or livestreams of airfields.

@jessealexander.bsky.social

Public historian; host of The Great War and Real Time History channels on Youtube via Real Time History; History lecturer; Host of the Both Sides of the Wire podcast via Battleguide Productions.

@barnthorn.bsky.social

Publishing company specialising in military history, open to all genres. Welcomes new authors, as well as experienced ones. www.barnthornpublishing.co.uk

@aviationhistgal.bsky.social

I tell veterans' stories. Retired USAF. Freelance writer on aviation history topics and author of "The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat." https://eileenbjorkman.com/ Please help me tell your stories!

@justinpykehistory.bsky.social

MA in History. Studies intelligence, sea power, air power, and the Asia-Pacific War. Researching U.S. intelligence assessments of Japanese air and sea power, 1919-1941. Andor appreciator and PC gamer.

@planecrashgirl.bsky.social

Airplane archaeologist (NL focused, 1920s-1940s aviation mostly), researcher, author (fiction and non-fiction), cat lover, crafter, ballroom dance instructor, explorer, and all about all things Newfoundland and Labrador history, heritage, and culture.

@queenofthinair.bsky.social

Montanan in exile. Philosopher Queen. Diva. Foodie. Shoes. Not my first rodeo. Learning, charitible discussion, interesting ideas. No BS. Every day is Ethics Day! Military Ethicist. Books #OnObedience #RethinkingMilitaryHonor #Broicism My views only.

@vfluft.bsky.social

Lecturer in War Studies, Air Operations Division, Swedish Defence University. Research interests in air power and modern warfare

@spitfirefilly.bsky.social

Author, 'Eagle Days: Life & Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain'(out May 2025) | Ed., Journal of Aeronautical History | RAF Charitable Trust & National Spitfire Project Ambassador | Rep: Georgina Capel | www.spitfirefillyaviation.com

@mariaeb.bsky.social

Lecturer in defence studies at the King's College London, based at the United Kingdom Defence Academy, Shrivenham. Editor @balloons2drones.bsky.social

@drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social

Australian Defence and Space Policy Analyst based in Canberra with ASPI. Interested in space policy, defence and national security issues, strategic policy issues, international relations, and personal interests include astronomy and electronic music.

@brianlaslie.bsky.social

Historian. Author: Air Force Way of War, Architect of Air Power, Air Power's Lost Cause, and Fighting From Above. Series w/ @KentuckyPress and editor: @Balloons2Drones. As you can see, I do something in the air...

@abbyswhitlock.bsky.social

Military and Aviation Historian, First and Second World War | Museum Professional | Writer | Duran Duran fan | she/her. All views are my own.

@elenawicker.bsky.social

Military jargon, terminology, dictionaries, and documents. Georgetown PhD. Buzzword enthusiast.

@jamespattonrogers.bsky.social

Executive Director of the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University. War Historian, Author, Policy Advisor, & Broadcaster. I work on the history of drones, precision weapons, and the future of autonomous warfare. www.jamespattonrogers.com

@ausairpowervietnam.bsky.social

A history of Australian air power during the Vietnam War. Curated by @airpowerhistory.bsky.social

@blairtidey.bsky.social

Asia-focused Aussie. Read, write & sometimes participate in military history & foreign affairs. Army WO1 (E9), 2019 Chief of Army Scholar, ANU SDSC PhD candidate. He/him.

@dfeds.bsky.social

historian of japan/korea/the environment | words: davidfedman.org | digital archive: JapanAirRaids.org | film: https://papercityfilm.com/

@davpappa.bsky.social

🇫🇷 Commandant de la base aérienne 104 stationnée aux Émirats Arabes Unis 🇦🇪 🇫🇷 | Armée de l’air et de l'espace | Team Le Rubicon| Team #VORTEX | Usual caveats.