Ian Brown has been researching the history of radar and air defence in Scotland for more than 35 years. In 2022 his first book on the subject, Radar in Scotland 1938-46, was published and he has written and lectured widely on military and aviation history. He works as a curator at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian. A graduate of the University of Stirling and the University of Leicester, Ian lives in the Scottish Borders with his wife, Anne.