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Medals & Awards

Benghazi Raider: A WW2 SAS Hero’s Military Cross Medal Group

A WWII L Detachment S.A.S. Military Cross group awarded for Operation BIGAMY, the 1942 raid on Benghazi
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African Special Operations Insignia #1 – The Namibian Police Special Reserve Force

African Special Operations Insignia #1 - The Namibian Police Special Reserve Force is s the first in a series of articles looking at the insignia worn by various African nation's airborne and special operations units,
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Battlefields & Museums

The Darwin Aviation Museum – Northern Territory, Australia

Some photographs and review after my recent visit to the Darwin Aviation Museum
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The Darwin Military Museum & Defence of Darwin Experience – Northern Territory, Australia

On 19 February 1942, Japanese aircraft bombed Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. It was the first direct attack on Australian...
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Medals & Awards

A WWII S.O.E. ‘Force 133’ Balkan Operations D.C.M. group sells for £95,000

This exceptional and important Second War S.O.E. ‘Force 133’ Balkan Operations D.C.M. group of eight went under the hammer at...
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Battlefields & MuseumsExhibitions & Displays

The Dutch Armed Forces Nationaal Militair Museum

The Dutch Armed Forces National Museum, known locally as the  Nationaal Militair Museum is located at the former Soesterberg airbase,...
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Congo 5 Commando Mercenary Insignia Circa 1964

A couple of the earlier Congo Mercenary insignia in my collection.
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Battlefields & Museums

The Goldfields War Museum – Boulder, Western Australia

The discovery of gold in the Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie region, approximately 550km east of Perth in the early 1890’s led...
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Battlefields & Museums

Nungarin Heritage Machinery & Army Museum, Western Australia

Review and photographs of the Nungarin Heritage Machinery & Army Museum in the Western Australian wheatbelt region.
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Battlefields & Museums

USS Cobia SS-245. An AirBnB with a difference

The story behind USS Cobia (SS-245) a submarine that sunk 13 ships during WW2 and is now a floating AirBnb
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A Spanish Civil War Era Parachute Rigger Wing

Examining a rare Spanish Civil War era Republican parachute badge.
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Military ArtNews & Events

Australian War Memorial Update: The 2020 Napier Waller Art Prize

Australian War Memorial update. Voting for the 2020 Napier Waller Art Prize is ready for your vote! The art award is open to former and current ADF members to encourage artistic excellence and raise awareness of the talent and service of ADF Personnel.
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Vietnam War era Parachute club patches

During the Vietnam war there was at least two sport parachuting clubs operating in South Vietnam although I have patches...
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An Australian SAS Soldier’s Equipment from the Vietnam War

  I took the above photograph back in 2018 when I flew across to Canberra to check out the Australian...
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D-Day 1944 Museum – The Merville Battery – Normandy, France

Whilst the American Airborne operations on D-Day were concentrated around the Cotentin Peninsula and commemorated at the Airborne Museum and...
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US Paratrooper's D-Day Experience Museum. Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Normandy
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US Paratrooper’s D-Day Experience Museum – Saint-Côme-du-Mont, France

Without a doubt one of the best military museums in the Normandy region. If you're an airborne collector, the D-Day Experience is a must see.
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Cambodia 1970 – 1975. Khmer Air Force (KAF) wings in my collection. Soviet Afghanistan War (1979-89) period VDV Airborne / GRU Spetsnaz (Спецназ) uniform on display at the Czech Army Museum Žižkov (Armádní muzeum Žižkov) in Prague. Three French 4th SAS veteran’s badges which sold at auction in Belgium last weekend. Socialist Republic of Vietnam parachutist insignia for two of their para-military skydiving clubs. The Southern Aviation Club (CLB Hàng không phía Nam) wing and Northern Aviation Club (CLB Hàng không phía Bắc) patch. MAAG Cambodia patch (1955–1963) Australia. Patch used by 8 Platoon, C Company 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) 1970-71. RAAF Combat Controller Teams. Early 1990’s era essentials. Aladdin insulated brew mug with MRE spoon (cut down so that it could be kept in the mug), book to read whilst sitting around waiting for nothing to happen and an old Holding Area pass.

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