Ian Bradley

About Ian Bradley, the man responsible for the development of the Alco Firefly. (Note: this page requires additional research and expansion.)

Ian Bradley, working in his shop

In 1990, Model Engineer magazine published a series of articles by Dave Lammas titled A Model at War on the Alco Firefly. After the first article was published, Ian Bradley, a subscriber of and long time contributor to the magazine called the editor and explained that he was the works manager at Arthur Lyon & Co. during the war and was responsible for creating the Alco Firefly. He was interviewed for a later article in the series.

Cover of the first issue of the series A Model at War

Cover of the last issue of the series A Model at War featuring the MK814, which is distinct from the Alco Firefly

Ian Bradley was a well-known model engineer of the 20th century and a prolific author on the subject, writing hundreds of articles for Model Engineer from the 1920s to the 1990s and several books.