ALLAN DUFFIN is a freelance writer and television/multimedia producer. His books include Takedown: How an Undercover Cop Dismantled the Biggest Drug-Smuggling Ring in Maine (co-author, 2015); Catch the Sky: The Adventures & Misadventures of a Police Helicopter Pilot (co-author, 2012); History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers (Simon & Schuster/Kaplan, 2010); and The “12 O’Clock High” Logbook: The Unofficial History of the Novel, Movie, and TV Series (co-author, BearManor Media, 2005).
Allan has produced, written, co-produced and developed more than 20 television projects for History, Discovery, and other networks. He was on the writing staff for Mysteries of the Unexplained, a paranormal TV series; Deep Undercover, a syndicated true-crime TV series; wrote and executive-produced a reality travel pilot, The Perfect Day; and co-executive produced and wrote Air Force Elite, a docudrama pilot about high-risk military missions. He produced films for the National Women’s Conference hosted by the California Governor’s office and wrote/produced on the TV series Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World for the American Heroes Channel.
He has over 130 magazine, newspaper and Internet articles to his credit in publications such as Air&Space/Smithsonian, DramaBiz, Restaurant, Flight Journal, Tow Times, Leatherneck, AirForces Monthly, American Veteran, Towing & Recovery Footnotes, and Military Heritage.