Dr Ross Mahoney
@airpowerhistory.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of 'From Balloons to Drones.' Specialist in Air Power History, Transport History, & Heritage. Brit in Brisbane, QLD. Tweets ≠ endorsement.
https://drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/ & https://balloonstodrones.com/
https://drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/ & https://balloonstodrones.com/
My little display on the MakR Gallery at GHMX Gaming, Hobby & Model Expo in Brisbane this weekend. #scalemodelling #figurepainting
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My little display on the MakR Gallery at GHMX Gaming, Hobby & Model Expo in Brisbane this weekend. #scalemodelling #figurepainting
A job... Well, it's from 1950, but still!
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A job... Well, it's from 1950, but still!
Sometimes, the most mundane-sounding documents reveal the most critical insights, such as who reported to whom. This comes from a source called the 'Distribution of Duties.' It's an RAAF publication outlining roles for those who worked at RAAF HQ (the RAF had something similar).
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Sometimes, the most mundane-sounding documents reveal the most critical insights, such as who reported to whom. This comes from a source called the 'Distribution of Duties.' It's an RAAF publication outlining roles for those who worked at RAAF HQ (the RAF had something similar).
An interesting piece of personal history. These are questions I prepared for the interview at the RAF Museum to get me my role as their historian in 2013. A piece of nostalgia. @rafhistory.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
An interesting piece of personal history. These are questions I prepared for the interview at the RAF Museum to get me my role as their historian in 2013. A piece of nostalgia. @rafhistory.bsky.social
A very useful source I found at Kew a few years ago. It will now form an important aspect of a chapter I am writing on reform at the RAF Staff Colleges in the 1960s.
October 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A very useful source I found at Kew a few years ago. It will now form an important aspect of a chapter I am writing on reform at the RAF Staff Colleges in the 1960s.
Some light reading to help pass the time while I spend the day at the hospital for a series of appointments, including my next MRI.
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Some light reading to help pass the time while I spend the day at the hospital for a series of appointments, including my next MRI.
An interesting reaction to the reverence shown Richtofen on his death. #WW1 #airpowerhistory
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
An interesting reaction to the reverence shown Richtofen on his death. #WW1 #airpowerhistory
A nice 'present' to receive on my return from my holiday 🤣😂 #Acquisition
September 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A nice 'present' to receive on my return from my holiday 🤣😂 #Acquisition
I am currently on holiday on Hamilton Island. Normal service will resume shortly.
September 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I am currently on holiday on Hamilton Island. Normal service will resume shortly.
Holiday time on Hamilton Island.
September 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Holiday time on Hamilton Island.
Enjoying putting pen to paper on this project. First given as a conference paper in 2018 and now about to see the light of day (presuming it gets through peer review). drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/c... #officialhistory #WW1 #airpowerhistory
August 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Enjoying putting pen to paper on this project. First given as a conference paper in 2018 and now about to see the light of day (presuming it gets through peer review). drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/c... #officialhistory #WW1 #airpowerhistory
Second attempt at the base for the AT-M6. Much happier with how it looks. It's not perfect, but it's better. #starwars #ScaleModels
August 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Second attempt at the base for the AT-M6. Much happier with how it looks. It's not perfect, but it's better. #starwars #ScaleModels
This is my research method. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My research is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My research, without me, is useless. Without my research, I am useless.😂🤣
August 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is my research method. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My research is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My research, without me, is useless. Without my research, I am useless.😂🤣
An interesting, if daming, review of Edgar Kingston-McCloughry's 'Winged Warfare.' #airpowerhistory
August 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
An interesting, if daming, review of Edgar Kingston-McCloughry's 'Winged Warfare.' #airpowerhistory
August 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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August 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The cutting room floor. #historianatwork
August 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The cutting room floor. #historianatwork
July 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
July 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM