Nick English: From Gravesend to Cape Town

Alex Henshaw, who died nearly two years ago, at the age of 94, was someone quite special. He was a truly magnificent test pilot whose name will forever be associated with the Second World Wars most famous aircraft, the Spitfire. For the five or six year period between 1940 and 1945, he test flew an…
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Nick English – The EP120

When our father died in a vintage aircraft accident in 1995 instinctively my brother, Giles, and I clung onto whatever we could that reminded us of him. We were both in our early twenties when he died in the practice air display. I remember the day as if it was yesterday when I had to travel to…
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How To Start A Watch Company

For Giles and I, our interest in all things mechanical began as young children. Our weekends and evenings were spent with our father in his workshop, tinkering with balsa wood, cogs and wheels and any other spare materials we could find lying around. Our father was an incredible engineer. To this day we still fly…
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