Richard Riding Editor & Author

Richard Riding joined Derby Aerosurveys at Elstree Aerodrome in 1958 as an apprentice, later becoming the company's chief photographer. He founded Aeroplane Monthly in 1973 and remained its editor until 1998. He is now a freelance writer. Grant Peerless, a retired civil engineer, discovered Elstree Aerodrome in the early 1950's and has been a visitor ever since. They both live in St Albans.