Mark Piesing

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did - and that you may find out something new!

🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨 The future of drone warfare was predicted decades ago. @markep.bsky.social reveals how postwar visions of remote-controlled air power feel uncomfortably familiar. 🛩️📡

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#HistoryRage #ColdWar #DroneHistory

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 On the eve of Midway, the US Navy backed a bold pilotless aircraft plan. @markep.bsky.social explains how drone warfare nearly changed WWII. ⚓🛩️

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#HistoryRage #WW2 #MilitaryHistory

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 Britain planned mass-produced pilotless weapons during WWI. @markep.bsky.social explains how early drone warfare nearly became reality a century ago. 💣🛩️

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#HistoryRage #WW1 #DroneHistory

Yes a fascinating story!

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 Unmanned aircraft aren’t new — they’re over a century old. @markep.bsky.social explores the forgotten origins of drone warfare and why this history still matters today. ⏳✈️

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The 99th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron: The Air Force’s Story of Unmanned Reconnaissance in the Vietnam War. Steve Miller, privately published, 2017.

Today’s patreon pod from @historyrage.bsky.social and @markep.bsky.social was about the surprisingly long history of UAVs/RPVs. Brought this tome to mind. Uber niche and detailed. I bought it for more details the Son Tay raid and UAVs. #histbookchat

🚨THIS WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 Drones aren’t a product of the digital age. @markep.bsky.social reveals how unmanned warfare began long before the modern world caught up. Change how you see military technology. 🛩️

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#HistoryRage #DroneHistory #AviationHistory

🚨 TOMORROW FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
From Tesla to today’s battlefields, @markep.bsky.social charts the long, forgotten history of drones. Modern warfare has very old roots. ⚡🛩️
#HistoryRage #DroneHistory #TechMyths

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🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
Think drones are new? @markep.bsky.social reveals their hidden history — from Victorian inventors to nuclear tests and modern warfare. This episode rewrites everything you think you know. 🛩️🔥

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Thanks Jim. I will take a look!

🚀 Huge thanks to aviation historian @markep.bsky.social for raging with me that drones are VICTORIAN 🤯 Pilotless aircraft even predate the Wright Brothers! 🛩️📡 Plus: early radio, Marilyn Monroe’s aviation links 💄✈️ & accidentally irradiating the Smithsonian ☢️
🎧 Patreon 16 Feb
#AviationHistory

Blended wings: The sci-fi aircraft concept that could appear at an airport near you The concept of blended-wing aircraft – where fuselage and wing are all one structure – is not new. But this radical design might soon be a credible concept for airliners.

Highly respected, UK-based freelance journalist @markep.bsky.social has been busy again and has just published an interesting new article just out on the BBC website. His previous work includes the noteworthy 'N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia'. (📸 Outbound Aerospace) | 🛩️ 🥇

Thank you!

Thank you for the lovely feedback. It’s good to know!

You're welcome, Mark, it's an excellent article. It crystallised some of our own thinking along these lines, but expressed it much better than anything we could have written on the subject. 🙌🏻

Thank you!

Déjà drones Eighty years after the US military first used drones in the Pacific, the idea is back on the table for any future operations in the South China Sea. MARK PIESING asks what lessons can be learned from ...

"What's old is new again" is an overused cliché, but it really applies to the subject of this new article by @markep.bsky.social writing for @aerosociety.bsky.social, wherein he draws a through line between drones used in World War II and those being contemplated for present-day conflicts. | 🛩️ 📡 ⚔️ 🥇

Such a shame!

A History of British Waterplanes Flying Boats Seaplanes and Amphibians. Arthur Ord-Hulme, Stenlake Publishing 2018.

#histbookchat A post from @markep.bsky.social brought this to mind. Flying boats etc are a lifelong passion of mine. Not sure why. This is a wonderful book. 1

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🇳🇴🤝 Fridtjof Nansen: explorer, teacher, game-changer. His lessons enabled nations like Italy to conquer the Arctic. @markep.bsky.social spotlights how collaboration defined early polar exploration. #ArcticExploration #PolarLegends

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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott and Shackleton’s fame eclipse the brilliance of Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social calls out this obsession and highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats! #PolarExploration

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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
✈️❄️ Think #Antarctica was all about sledges and frostbite? The aviators of the 1920s and 1930s braved vast distances and greater dangers to explore the ice, yet history remembers the sledgers. @markep.bsky.social asks, why? #Aviation

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🚨THIS WEEK🚨 🌍❄️ Did you know Louise Boyd shattered barriers in 1926, becoming the first woman to organize, lead, and fund an Arctic expedition? It’s time to highlight these unsung heroes. @markep.bsky.social shares more! #History #ArcticExploration

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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Tired of hearing only about Scott and Shackleton? Tune in to our latest episode with @markep.bsky.social and discover the forgotten heroes of polar exploration! 🌍❄️ #PolarHistory #HistoryRage

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#histbookchat. Good pod. Full disclosure I’m a Scott and Shackleton, @markep.bsky.social unfollows me. Nevertheless good book. Anne Fletcher appeared in earlier @historyrage.bsky.social pod, also a good book. Signed edition from @foxlanebooks.bsky.social

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🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast

Another great @historyrage.bsky.social episode!

Pathfinder 1: The airship that could usher in a new age Pathfinder 1, bankrolled by a Google billionaire, is an attempt to revive the airship. A century after terrifying disasters, is a safe-enough bet?

There are a few topics which are almost guaranteed to generate a lot of interest amongst our community: the airship is one of them. Here's a new, delightfully long-form article perfectly suited to a Sunday afternoon. It's by @markep.bsky.social, writing for the BBC's 'Future' series. | 🛩️ 🎈 🥇

Thanks for the great review! Appreciate it!