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Destinations Journey
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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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USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) a #USNavy Casablanca-class
#EscortCarrier underway off Hawaii with lifts lowered, July 1944. She was sunk by kamikaze attack on 4 Jan 1945 in the Sulu Sea. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #Aircraftcarrier #WWII #WW2 #WorldWarTwo
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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Fokker T.VIII of No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF, Coastal Command. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #floatplane #Fokker #FokkerTVIII #RAF
The Fokker T.VIII was a twin-engined torpedo bomber and aerial reconnaissance floatplane. Eleven T.VIIIs entered service with the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service. Having anticipated a German invasion of the Netherlands, military planners had already directed that the T.VIIIs be dispersed prior to May 1940. Immediately following the German invasion in 1940, nine aircraft were relocated to bases in France; while some reconnaissance missions were flown early on, these were soon suspended in the face of German aerial superiority. On 22 May 1940, these aircraft escaped to the United Kingdom; notably, one T.VIII was used to aid in the escape of two members of the Dutch Cabinet. Those aircraft that reached Britain would form the nucleus of No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF, Coastal Command, based at Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The unit performed numerous convoy escort and anti-submarine patrols, aiming to detect and attack Germany raiding forces. It was also used for espionage operations as a liaison aircraft for contacting members of the Dutch resistance on the continent. Eventually, a lack of spares meant that these aircraft become unserviceable and were retired; their Dutch crews were transferred to newly-procured Lockheed Hudson light bombers.
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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The #USSBreton #CVE23 was a Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier of the #USNavy that served during World War II and was later reactivated as an aircraft transport vessel in the post-war period www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #aircraftcarrier #EscortCarrier
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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HMS Courageous sinking after being torpedoed www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #maritimehistory #NavalHistory #RoyalNavy #aircraftcarrier #HMSCourageous
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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Converted from a battlecruiser, HMS Courageous was an aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy. Torpedoes and sunk in the early weeks of the Second World War. #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #RoyalNavy #AircraftCarrier #HMSCourageous
HMS Courageous was the lead ship of the Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher, the ship was very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns. Courageous was completed in late 1916 and spent the war patrolling the North Sea. She participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in November 1917 and was present when the German High Seas Fleet surrendered a year later. Courageous was decommissioned after the war, then rebuilt as an aircraft carrier during the mid-1920s. She could carry 48 aircraft compared to the 36 carried by her half-sister Furious on approximately the same displacement. After recommissioning she spent most of her career operating off Great Britain and Ireland. She briefly became a training carrier, but reverted to her normal role a few months before the start of the Second World War in September 1939. Courageous was torpedoed and sunk in the opening weeks of the war, going down with more than 500 of her crew.
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Pathway of Honour Adelaide - Destination's Journey
Walk along the Pathway of Honour in Adelaide South Australia and read the plaques dedicated to SA defence units from WW2 to Vietnam
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January 26, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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Steam Tug Waratah (1902) Cruise on Sydney Harbour - Destination's Journey
Cruise on Sydney Harbour on the historic steam tug Waratah from the Sydney Heritage Fleet and experience the Harbour in a unique way
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January 25, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Boeing B-17G 43-38728 $5 With Breakfast Nose Art. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #Aviation #NoseArt #BoeingB17 #FlyingFortress #USAAC
B-17G-95-BO 43-38728 was delivered at Lincoln on 21/9/44. It was assigned to the 851 Bomber Squadron 490 Bomber Group. It survived the war and was returned to the USA on 9/7/45. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation disposed of the aircraft for scrap metal.
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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USS Block Island (CVE-21), an escort carrier of he #USNavy. Used as an aircraft ferry and later as part of U-boat hunter0killer groups where her aircraft sank several U-boats. Sunk on 29 May 1944 by U-549. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #escortcarrier #aircraftcarrier #USSBlockIsland
January 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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USS Prairie State IX-15 (ex- #USSIllinois). No longer required in the 1920s, USS Illinois BB-7 was converted to a #BarracksShip and reclassified IX-15. She served in this capacity until 1956 when she was scrapped. www.destinationsjourney.com/uss-illinois... #USNavy #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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USS Illinois BB-7 seen here in 1919. Commissioning in September 1901. Obsolete at the start of WW1, she was used for training. Converted to a barracks ship in 1922. Scrapped 1956. www.destinationsjourney.com/uss-illinois... #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #battleship #USSIllinois #USNavy
January 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Roughly 60 Dewoitine D.520 fighters entered service with the Regia Aeronautica, taken from captured French stocks. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aircraft #aeroplane #airplane #RegiaAeronautica #DewoitineD520 #fighter #WorldWarTwo #SecondWorldWar
January 16, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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When Germany invaded Vichy France in November 1942 they captured 246 #DewoitineD520 s Of these #fighter, 96 were sent to Bulgaria and 60 to Italy. The remaining fighters were used as advanced trainers by the #Luftwaffe www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #WWII
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
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Dewoitine D.520 n°302, one of the two D.520s captured by the Free French in the Levant www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #DewoitineD520 #fighter #FreeFrench #FreeFrance #WorldWarTwo #SecondWorldWar
Dewoitine D.520 n°302, one of the two D.520s captured by the Free French in the Levant
January 16, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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#DewoitineD520 #fighters saw extensive action under Vichy control during the Syria–Lebanon campaign though limited logistics and spares constrained sortie rates. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #vichyfrance
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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Dewoitine D.520 in French Service Morocco Post-war with unusual striped markings www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #dewoitineD520 #armeedelair #fighter
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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Bulgaria received 96 captured French #DewoitineD520 fighters from Germany in late 1943, using them primarily for defending against Allied bomber raids on Sofia alongside Messerschmitt Bf 109s www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #fighter #BulgarianAirForce #WW2
Bulgaria received around 96 captured French Dewoitine D.520 fighters from Germany in late 1943, using them primarily for defending against Allied bomber raids on Sofia alongside Messerschmitt Bf 109s, proving quite effective despite their obsolescence. These aircraft served in the 6th Fighter Regiment.
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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Supermarine Seafire on the flight deck of HMS Battler www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #supermarineseafire #hmsbattler #aviation #MaritimeHistory #navalhistoryy #worldwartwo #secondworldwarr #FleetAirArm #royalnavy
January 15, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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HMS Attacker (D02) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aircraftcarrier #escortcarrier #RoyalNavy#WorldWarTwo #SecodWorldWar #HMSAttacker #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Hawker Hurricane in Belgian Service - Destination's Journey
Belgium ordered 20 Hawker Hurricanes with a licence to produce 80 more by Fairey Only 2 local machines were produced. Most destroyed day on 1
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January 11, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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Line-up of Bulgarian Avia B-534 fighters www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #fighter #biplane #BulgarianAirForce #AviaB534
Bulgaria ordered 78 Avia B-534 biplane fighters in 1939. These were obtained from Germany which had captured a large number of them. The final aircraft were not delivered until March 1942. At the same time, Bulgaria ordered more modern fighters such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109E and Dewoitine D.520, which resulted in the outdated B-534s seeing little frontline service. However on 1 August 1943, 48 Avias made several passes at Consolidated B-24 Liberators returning from the raid on Ploieşti. Although several hits were scored, none of the bombers were shot down.
January 10, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Sydney Ferry Balmoral - Destination's Journey
Photographs of the Sydney Ferry Balmoral, a Generation 2 Emerald-class ferry operating on Sydney Harbour between Circular Quay and Manly
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January 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Sydney Ferry Alexander - Destination's Journey
Alexander is a First Fleet Class catamaran ferry built by Carrington Slipways in Tomago, New South Wales in 1985.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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Cape Don - Destination's Journey
The MV Cape Don is a former lighthouse tender built by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, New South Wales in 1962. Now a museum ship
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January 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Whirlwind Mark I, P6997 with two 500-lb GP bombs www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #WestlandWhirlwind #fighter #RAF #RoyalAirForce
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, it was the first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter of the Royal Air Force. When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest combat aircraft in the world, and with four Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20mm autocannon in its nose, the most heavily armed. Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project and only 116 Whirlwinds were built. During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons (263 and 137 operationally and 25 Sqn for testing) were equipped with the Whirlwind but despite its success as a fighter and ground attack aircraft, it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 AM