Matthew Willis (Naval Air History)
@navalairhistory.com
Writer naval/aviation history. Words. Art. Photography. Silken Windhounds. He/him. Free Palestine. Cannot receive DMs
What’s the situation with Flavio Briatore? I thought he was ‘de facto’ TP of Alpine, news reports earlier this year suggesting that he could not occupy that role formally as he was not an employee and didn’t hold the requisite licence. But #F1 apparently regarding him publicly as TP
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
What’s the situation with Flavio Briatore? I thought he was ‘de facto’ TP of Alpine, news reports earlier this year suggesting that he could not occupy that role formally as he was not an employee and didn’t hold the requisite licence. But #F1 apparently regarding him publicly as TP
What’s your favourite biscuit, Prime Minister?
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What’s your favourite biscuit, Prime Minister?
The film was disappointing but this sequence was brilliant
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The film was disappointing but this sequence was brilliant
This helpful bit of text is only visible when you've taken the cellophane off
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This helpful bit of text is only visible when you've taken the cellophane off
There is a cat in the cherry tree. The crows are very angry with it
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
There is a cat in the cherry tree. The crows are very angry with it
Six weeks since my surgery and I'm back on morning Nikolai walking duty!
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Six weeks since my surgery and I'm back on morning Nikolai walking duty!
Just done a three-day photo editing workshop with the Centre Of Aviation Photography and tried to give the lessons a workout with a really tough shot. It’s rough as hell but I’m fairly pleased
If anyone wants to be first to the ‘photographed from a Canberra’ joke, you’re too late
If anyone wants to be first to the ‘photographed from a Canberra’ joke, you’re too late
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Just done a three-day photo editing workshop with the Centre Of Aviation Photography and tried to give the lessons a workout with a really tough shot. It’s rough as hell but I’m fairly pleased
If anyone wants to be first to the ‘photographed from a Canberra’ joke, you’re too late
If anyone wants to be first to the ‘photographed from a Canberra’ joke, you’re too late
I lied
The values were a bit off. The cheek was a bit too dark compared to the cheekbone, nose, forehead etc
#DigitalArt #PortraitArt
The values were a bit off. The cheek was a bit too dark compared to the cheekbone, nose, forehead etc
#DigitalArt #PortraitArt
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I lied
The values were a bit off. The cheek was a bit too dark compared to the cheekbone, nose, forehead etc
#DigitalArt #PortraitArt
The values were a bit off. The cheek was a bit too dark compared to the cheekbone, nose, forehead etc
#DigitalArt #PortraitArt
As usual, after I said this was finished there were a few things bugging me so I made some alterations. Still not 100% happy but I think this is as close as I’m likely to get
Jamie was just announced reserve driver for Genesis Magma Racing, Hyundai’s Hypercar programme, and test drove the GMR 001
Jamie was just announced reserve driver for Genesis Magma Racing, Hyundai’s Hypercar programme, and test drove the GMR 001
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
As usual, after I said this was finished there were a few things bugging me so I made some alterations. Still not 100% happy but I think this is as close as I’m likely to get
Jamie was just announced reserve driver for Genesis Magma Racing, Hyundai’s Hypercar programme, and test drove the GMR 001
Jamie was just announced reserve driver for Genesis Magma Racing, Hyundai’s Hypercar programme, and test drove the GMR 001
Finished
Jamie Chadwick, IDEC Sport, European Le Mans Series
In Procreate for iPad
Jamie Chadwick, IDEC Sport, European Le Mans Series
In Procreate for iPad
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Finished
Jamie Chadwick, IDEC Sport, European Le Mans Series
In Procreate for iPad
Jamie Chadwick, IDEC Sport, European Le Mans Series
In Procreate for iPad
Getting into the nitty gritty
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Getting into the nitty gritty
Roughing in the background.
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Roughing in the background.
Work in progress
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Work in progress
Work in progress
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Work in progress
I have 2026 calendars! £12+p&p, nice quality prints of cars, boats, aviation etc which can be separated and displayed when the year is over #DigitalArt #MarineArt #AutomitiveArt
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I have 2026 calendars! £12+p&p, nice quality prints of cars, boats, aviation etc which can be separated and displayed when the year is over #DigitalArt #MarineArt #AutomitiveArt
!["[Suharto's] takeover happened shortly after a military-led purge of communists who the military said were planning a coup in late 1965. Historians say roughly 500,000 people were killed in the purge, making it one of the worst massacres of the 20th century. It has never been officially investigated. Suharto was the key military officer during that time, although his involvement was never proven.
"As a staunch anti-communist, Suharto had the support of the West, particularly Washington, which quietly gave the green light for Indonesia's brutal invasion of East Timor in 1975."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:id5oeevpihw5uloig2texu4j/bafkreihvm6umsd7uly6zmibkpubvwawlyln6b7llvsl23dquifw2moe6lu@jpeg)
‘Former BBC journalist’ recommended for the block lists here
![3 posts by bill neely (@billneelyreport.bsky.social', one after the other, all targeted at women of colour. the text of each was pretty much the same, so ive only written it out once, below, & incorporated all of them in to the post simultaneously
'so, @chimenesuleyman.bsky.social / monisharahesh.bsky.social / profsunnysingh.bsky.social is a ["writer" & "one of the good immigrants" / "travel writer" / "thinker"] but joined in a vile, unintelligent, online vicious attack on the poet kate clanchy? sham'
3 posts by bill neely (@billneelyreport.bsky.social', one after the other, all targeted at women of colour. the text of each was pretty much the same, so ive only written it out once, below, & incorporated all of them in to the post simultaneously
'so, @chimenesuleyman.bsky.social / monisharahesh.bsky.social / profsunnysingh.bsky.social is a ["writer" & "one of the good immigrants" / "travel writer" / "thinker"] but joined in a vile, unintelligent, online vicious attack on the poet kate clanchy? shame’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:id5oeevpihw5uloig2texu4j/bafkreig6mi2zcnil4dgjkc47vh7n2ows7owgnqix2txnh4nkbczca2jany@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
‘Former BBC journalist’ recommended for the block lists here
Daylight pic of the Grandes Jorasses painting if anyone’s interested (bit of a reflection off the paint, sorry, it’s still a bit wet as I didn’t use any medium)
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Daylight pic of the Grandes Jorasses painting if anyone’s interested (bit of a reflection off the paint, sorry, it’s still a bit wet as I didn’t use any medium)
Little oil study of the Grandes Jorasses
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Little oil study of the Grandes Jorasses
Hey, you know what’s greyhound shaped but a more manageable size and cute af?
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Hey, you know what’s greyhound shaped but a more manageable size and cute af?
I got a couple of prints of the Cooper F2 artwork made up to see how they’d look - come out really well I think. Want one @putdorianedown.bsky.social ?
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I got a couple of prints of the Cooper F2 artwork made up to see how they’d look - come out really well I think. Want one @putdorianedown.bsky.social ?