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Retired mining engineer. Proud father and husband. Living the dream in Australia's Hunter Valley. Collector of historical military photos. See the collection at https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/
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HNoMS Eidsvold was a coastal defence ship in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne in 1899, she was obsolete when sunk by German torpedoes in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940 during the German invasion of Norway. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m...
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HNoMS Eidsvold was a coastal defence ship in the Royal Norwegian Navy. sunk by German torpedoes in Narvik harbour during the German invasion of Norway.
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#HMSSirJohnMoore was one of 8 Lord Clive-class #monitor s built for the #RoyalNavy during the #FirstWorldWar. The ship was assigned to the Dover Patrol for the duration of the war and was sold for scrap in 1921. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #maritimehistory #NavalHistory #WW1 #WWI
HMS Sir John Moore was one of eight Lord Clive-class monitors built for the Royal Navy in 1915 to conduct shore bombardments during the First World War. The ship was assigned to the Dover Patrol for the duration of the war and was sold for scrap in 1921.
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Bulgaria purchased 14 PZL P.24B fighters in 1937, then 20 PZL P.24C, to be delivered in 1938 was later added. Later it ordered 26 PZL P.24Fs, 22 delivered 4 destroyed by Germany
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Bulgaria purchased 14 PZL P.24B fighters in 1937. A repeat order for 20 PZL P.24C, to be delivered by the end of 1938 was later added. Later it ordered 26 PZL P.24Fs, 22 of which were delivered from Poland in July 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. The remaining four, lacking propellers, were bombed in the Okęcie factory in September 1939 by the Germans.

The P.24s formed part of Bulgaria’s effort to re-establish a capable air force after the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Neuilly. They were employed primarily as frontline fighters in the late 1930s and early war years, tasked with air defence and patrol duties. Although Bulgaria did not take part in combat operations in the early stages of the war, the P.24s were used during Bulgaria’s entry into the Axis war effort in 1941 for defensive air patrols. By 1943, they were increasingly outdated against modern Allied aircraft and relegated to training and second-line duties. The last Bulgarian P.24s were withdrawn by 1944, when German-supplied Messerschmitt Bf 109s had fully replaced them. Bulgaria purchased 14 PZL P.24B fighters in 1937. A repeat order for 20 PZL P.24C, to be delivered by the end of 1938 was later added. Later it ordered 26 PZL P.24Fs, 22 of which were delivered from Poland in July 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. The remaining four, lacking propellers, were bombed in the Okęcie factory in September 1939 by the Germans.

The P.24s formed part of Bulgaria’s effort to re-establish a capable air force after the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Neuilly. They were employed primarily as frontline fighters in the late 1930s and early war years, tasked with air defence and patrol duties. Although Bulgaria did not take part in combat operations in the early stages of the war, the P.24s were used during Bulgaria’s entry into the Axis war effort in 1941 for defensive air patrols. By 1943, they were increasingly outdated against modern Allied aircraft and relegated to training and second-line duties. The last Bulgarian P.24s were withdrawn by 1944, when German-supplied Messerschmitt Bf 109s had fully replaced them.
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Turkey was the first and largest customer for the PZL P.24, ordering 14 P.24A and 26 P.24Cs. Turkey built an additional 20 P.24A/C variants and 20 P.24G fighters. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #fighter #PZL #P24 #PZLP24 #TurkishAirForce #WW2
Turkey was the first and largest customer for the PZL P.24, ordering 14 P.24A and 26 P.24Cs which were delivered by 1937. Turkish aviation company Kayseri Tayyare Fabrikası (KTF) built an additional 20 P.24A/C variants and 20 P.24G fighters.

The P.24s served as Turkey’s primary fighter force in the late 1930s and early 1940s. As Turkey remained neutral for most of the war, the aircraft did not see combat against foreign powers, though they were used intensively for air defence patrols, training, and exercises.

By the early 1940s, the P.24 was obsolete, and Turkey began to receive more modern aircraft through Allied and Axis channels. The last Turkish P.24s were retired around 1943 with the last one leaving service in 1945.
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Schlesien
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SMS Schlesien was the fourth ship of the Deutschland-class of pre-dreadnought battleships. She was laid down in 1904, launched in May 1906, and commissioned in May 1908. Like her sisters, she was already outdated on completion due to the commissioning of HMS Dreadnought in 1906. She took part in patrols and fleet sorties in the North Sea and saw minor action at the Battle of Jutland, where a near miss killed one sailor and wounded another. By 1917, she was relegated to secondary duties as the High Seas Fleet prioritised dreadnoughts. After the war, Schlesien was one of the few battleships Germany was permitted to retain under the Treaty of Versailles.In 1944–45, Schlesien was pressed into service as a support ship for shore bombardment and training in the final desperate months of the war. She was heavily damaged by a British air-dropped naval mine in May 1945 off Swinemünde. Scuttled in shallow water, her wreck was scrapped after the war. SMS Schlesien was the fourth ship of the Deutschland-class of pre-dreadnought battleships. She was laid down in 1904, launched in May 1906, and commissioned in May 1908. Like her sisters, she was already outdated on completion due to the commissioning of HMS Dreadnought in 1906. She took part in patrols and fleet sorties in the North Sea and saw minor action at the Battle of Jutland, where a near miss killed one sailor and wounded another. By 1917, she was relegated to secondary duties as the High Seas Fleet prioritised dreadnoughts. After the war, Schlesien was one of the few battleships Germany was permitted to retain under the Treaty of Versailles.In 1944–45, Schlesien was pressed into service as a support ship for shore bombardment and training in the final desperate months of the war. She was heavily damaged by a British air-dropped naval mine in May 1945 off Swinemünde. Scuttled in shallow water, her wreck was scrapped after the war.
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SMS Pommern was the second ship of the Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships of the Imperial German Navy. Pommern was sunk at the Battle of Jutland
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SMS Pommern was the second ship of the Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships (along with her sisters Deutschland, Schleswig-Holstein, Schlesien, and Hannover) of the Imperial German Navy. Built at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin, she was laid down in 1903, launched in December 1905, and commissioned in August 1907. As with her sister ships Deutschland, Hannover, Schlesien, and Schleswig-Holstein, Pommern was already obsolete when completed, as HMS Dreadnought had entered service in 1906 and rendered earlier battleship designs outclassed.

Pommern was sunk at the Battle of Jutland
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Lockheed C-130J-30 Super Hercules making a slow pass at RAAF Richmond Air Show 28 September 2025 www.destinationsjourney.com/aviation/air... #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #C130Hercules #Hercules #LockheedC130Hercules #LockheedHercules #RAAF #RoyalAustralianAirForce #transportaircraft
Lockheed C-130J-30 Super Hercules making a slow pass at RAAF Richmond Air Show 28 September 2025
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Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT-4 Airtrainer at the RAAF Richmond Air Show 28 September 2025 www.destinationsjourney.com/aviation/air... #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #CT4 #RAAF #RoyalAustralianAirForce #trainingaircraft
Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT-4 Airtrainer at the RAAF Richmond Air Show 28 September 2025