Lance Cole is an award-winning automotive and aviation writer. He is the author of Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone, The Man Who Perfected the Elliptical Wing and Secret Wings of World War II: Nazi Technology and the Allied Arms Race published by Pen and Sword Books in 2012 and 2015 respectively. Lance has written for Flight International and a host of newspapers and magazines worldwide. He worked with the test pilot Brian Trubshaw whilst researching the VC10 story. Lance has studied the aircraft since he flew on them as a child in Africa. He was also fortunate to have spent some time at RAF Brize Norton with the VC10s prior to their retirement.