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
A Spanish Civil War Era Parachute Rigger Wing
Examining a rare Spanish Civil War era Republican parachute badge.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
‘Dead Man’s Corner’ German Fallschirmjäger Museum – Normandy
The Dead Man’s Corner Museum at Saint-Côme-du-Mont focuses its attention on the German paratroopers who used the building as their Regimental Command Post and first aid station at the time of D-Day invasion. For those interested in the exploits of the fallschirmjägers this is one of the best museums that you're likely to find.
Siem Reap Cambodia Part 2 – The War Museum of Cambodia
In addition to the excellent Cambodia Landmine Museum, which I covered in part 1 there is another military museum close to...
Siem Reap Cambodia Part 1 – The Cambodian Landmine Museum
Close to the famed Khmer Temples at Angkor Wat are two military museums that focus on the Cambodian Civil War...
A Pre-1975 Transportes Aéreos de Timor Pilots wing
Whilst my collecting interests are focused around military insignia I occasionally find a piece that is impossible for me to...
The Patpong Museum – Bangkok – Thailand
The Patpong Museum is not strictly a military museum per se, but the history of Bangkok’s Patpong Road is closely...
Help preserve the Musée Somme 1916
ANZAC Day, the 25th of April, is a day where Aussies and Kiwis remember the sacrifices made during times of...
The 6th (Franco) Laotian Commando Badge 1946 – 50
The 6th Laotian Commando (6ème Commando Laotien) was created on 16 August 1946 to relieve the Bataillon de Marche du...
The funeral of General Trình Minh Thế and the Cao Đài badge debate
On 3 May 1955, while standing near his military jeep, Vietnamese army Brigadier-General Trình Minh Thế was killed by a...
The Cao Đài and its Militia 1926 – 1956
One of my main areas of collecting interest focuses on the airborne, commando and unconventional auxiliary units relating to French...
