Juleswings Militaria - Military Wings & Things

Frank McNamara: The first Australian aviator to win the Victoria Cross

On the 20th of March 1917, Lt. Frank H McNamara became the first Australian aviator to be awarded the Victoria...

On March 26, 1943, the US Navy authorized an award, known as the Submarine Combat Insignia, for successful completion of...

This afternoon I dropped by the John Curtin Gallery here in Perth to check out an exhibition by two recent...

I have just returned from an overnight trip to check out the Ballarat International Foto Biennale in Victoria. It’s thirsty...

Whilst many people think that these are a Special Air Service wing, because of its shape and similarity to the...

For my latest trip to Vietnam I decided to fly AirAsia and stop over in Kuala Lumpur for a couple...

The invention of photography in 1839 changed the world. It provided a more accessible means for society to record and...

This is a 25 minute documentary made by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit in 1966 shortly after the Australian Task...

I’ll add this to the links list, but for anybody interested in the conflict in Indochina, the Vietnam War Resource...

These Australian SAS parachutist wings are amongst the most prized in my collection for a couple of reasons. Apart from...

With the recent G4S security recruitment debacle and the heightened threat of terrorist attack much has been made of the...

Deciding to collect Vietnam War militaria is fraught with danger as the marketplace is saturated with fakes and reproductions. I...

For as long as I can remember I’ve had a fascination with armies and military history. My parents recall that...