In 1989 he began working as an independent aviation writer, specialising in air safety.

William Langewiesche, an aviation writer, said that in Cairo he encountered three groups of people.

Barry Schiff, an aviation writer who recently flew a Spirit replica, found it just as unstable as the original.

The years passed, and Tom became an internationally known aviation writer, while Nelson published a series of paperback novels.

Dennis Jenkins, military aviation writer and space shuttle engineer.

It had five editorial writers, an editorial cartoonist, a military writer, and an aviation writer.

So when 30 aviation writers appeared later for his first press briefing, he took the wooden biplane to the conference room to show it off.

He later served the paper as aviation writer, political analyst and director of the editorial pages until he was named associate editor in 1971.

Talbert worked as an aviation writer and editor for more than 50 years.

Bill Green, 82, British aviation writer.