Angelos Mansolas was born in 1962, in Athens, Greece. Interested in aviation from an early age, he served for 30 years as a Communications Technician in the Hellenic Air Force, retiring in 2012 with the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He is a dedicated military aviation researcher and has worked as author and aircraft colour-profile artist for several Greek-language history magazines, writing articles and monographs; he currently works for Greek magazine 'Military History'. He specializes in Byzantine History, American Civil War, Military Aviation and the battles of the First and Second World Wars.