Jim Mackonochie
Jim Mackonochie was a British Royal Navy officer who became a leading figure in the development of combat flight simulation video games.
Mackonochie was a Second lieutenant in the Royal Navy, deployed in the Persian Gulf, but never saw combat action.
He founded the game publisher Mirrorsoft in 1982. At The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics, he was instrumental in the development of Falcon, Su-27 Flanker, Lock On: Modern Air Combat, Digital Combat Simulator and other games.