John Penny is a local military historian who has written a number of papers on the naval military history of the Bristol area. Whilst they are not all directly related to the Reserves in Bristol and HMS FLYING FOX, they build an interesting picture of the Navy’s activities in the Bristol area.
HMS Antelope & HMS Hussar gunboats
Royal Navy in Bristol & District 1803 to 1814
ODD NOTES ON ROYAL NAVY SHORE ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE BRISTOL AREA
Portishead & Avonmouth Guns 1643 to 1945
Notes on the submarine U1023 in 1945
HMS Hyderabad Q ship at Bristol 1919