I was delighted to receive an e-mail from John Forbat that he would soon be publishing a book titled The Secret World of Vickers Guided Weapons. 
I’ve been in touch with John for a couple of years after he discovered my website article about my grandfather, Paul Leyton (You can read his posting in the comments). I understand from John - who worked with my grandfather at Vickers - that not only does Paul feature in his book a couple of times, but there is also a picture of him out at Woomera, where Black Knight was tested.
Weapons technology is a fascinating subject, and I’m looking very much forward to reading the book on its publication, not only because of the family connection, but also to better understand the world my grandfather inhabited, and some of the characters he worked with, and spoke about when I was younger.
October 30th, 2006 at 1:22 pm
[...] Vertical Empire, by C.N. Hill (who is listed as a contributor to the programme) is well worth a read, as well as Vickers Guided Weapons by John Forbat for the development of various guided weapons, which my grandfather was also involved in prior to Black Knight. [...]