Allan Wright lives in Essex. He has been the compiler of abc Civil Aircraft Markigns since the late 1970s and has also written numerous other aviation publications for Ian Allan Publishing.
Allan Wright was born and educated in Glasgow and studied Geology and Geoscience at St Andrews. Following this he worked in Oil Exploration in Aberdeen, Norway, Vietnam, Libya and Bangladesh. Since 1986 he has worked as a freelance photographer and has published postcards, calendars and CD Roms. His books include On the Rigs (written with George Gunn, Keepdate Publishing) and Arran and Galloway (both written with Tony Bonning, Cauldron Press Ltd).