Daniel J. Leahy
@danieljleahy.bsky.social
Aviation archaeologist and historical researcher investigating the air power landscape in Australia during the Second World War. Developer of @AirPowerArchaeo.bsky.social. BInfoTech, BA(Hons). Trekkie. He/him.
I haven't watched many Formula 1 races live over the past few years, but that would have to be one of the best Grands Prix I've seen in a long time!
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I haven't watched many Formula 1 races live over the past few years, but that would have to be one of the best Grands Prix I've seen in a long time!
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8 Hrs to Aviation Cultures Spotlight on Logbooks and AvDocs! Join us free, online on Zoom to join our distinguished international speakers, followed by the rare opportunity to ask questions of the experts.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
8 Hrs to Aviation Cultures Spotlight on Logbooks and AvDocs! Join us free, online on Zoom to join our distinguished international speakers, followed by the rare opportunity to ask questions of the experts.
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Looking forward to another Aviation Cultures Spotlight event this weekend!
Engaged in aviation history research? We've got a VERY useful, FREE, online Spotlight this weekend. In-depth WWII British Commonwealth insight in Sess 1, many wider insights inc legal docs & getting your P-51 papers in Tech Order: Sess 2. Join us! -JDK.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Looking forward to another Aviation Cultures Spotlight event this weekend!
A recent arrival from Canada - an envelope that was supposedly flown aboard the final, fatal, flight of KLM's DC-2 "Uiver" in December 1934.
Pinging @philthyavnurd.bsky.social, @jdkightly.bsky.social, and @tashheap.bsky.social.
Pinging @philthyavnurd.bsky.social, @jdkightly.bsky.social, and @tashheap.bsky.social.
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A recent arrival from Canada - an envelope that was supposedly flown aboard the final, fatal, flight of KLM's DC-2 "Uiver" in December 1934.
Pinging @philthyavnurd.bsky.social, @jdkightly.bsky.social, and @tashheap.bsky.social.
Pinging @philthyavnurd.bsky.social, @jdkightly.bsky.social, and @tashheap.bsky.social.
Some late night flying the skies of War Thunder with my partner...
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Some late night flying the skies of War Thunder with my partner...
A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
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Just a little reminder folks. We cease trading at the Mawson shop 3.00 1 November. There's still plenty of stock available: military, fiction, aboriginal history, fishing etc. So last chance (almost) to visit. BTW: we've put our website inventory on vacation pro tem. We'll reinstate ... SOON!
October 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Just a little reminder folks. We cease trading at the Mawson shop 3.00 1 November. There's still plenty of stock available: military, fiction, aboriginal history, fishing etc. So last chance (almost) to visit. BTW: we've put our website inventory on vacation pro tem. We'll reinstate ... SOON!
Just putting it out there again...
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Just putting it out there again...
A few additions to the stash this week, including the B-24D I hope to complete for #HeaviesGB. I thought I already had one in the stash, but it appears I did not.
October 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
A few additions to the stash this week, including the B-24D I hope to complete for #HeaviesGB. I thought I already had one in the stash, but it appears I did not.
Call for Papers closes on 31 October!
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October 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Call for Papers closes on 31 October!
Further information can be found at the URL below:
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Further information can be found at the URL below:
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Picked up some snacks for Halloween.
If you don't get the reference then watch 'The Burbs' ... "Sardine?"
If you don't get the reference then watch 'The Burbs' ... "Sardine?"
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Picked up some snacks for Halloween.
If you don't get the reference then watch 'The Burbs' ... "Sardine?"
If you don't get the reference then watch 'The Burbs' ... "Sardine?"
Mysterious military shipwreck appears on Target Beach in Jervis Bay (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#MaritimeArchaeology
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#MaritimeArchaeology
Shipwreck mystery as century-old remains emerge on NSW beach
Remnants of a shipwreck in Jervis Bay have maritime archaeologists puzzled and wondering what else could be nearby.
www.abc.net.au
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Mysterious military shipwreck appears on Target Beach in Jervis Bay (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#MaritimeArchaeology
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#MaritimeArchaeology
Received a letter from the ADF's Directorate of Honours and Awards today. It specified the medals my grandfather's cousin qualified for while serving with the RAAF...
* Defence Medal
* War Medal 1939-45
* Australia Service Medal 1939-45
* Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'PNG' Clasp
* Defence Medal
* War Medal 1939-45
* Australia Service Medal 1939-45
* Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'PNG' Clasp
October 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Received a letter from the ADF's Directorate of Honours and Awards today. It specified the medals my grandfather's cousin qualified for while serving with the RAAF...
* Defence Medal
* War Medal 1939-45
* Australia Service Medal 1939-45
* Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'PNG' Clasp
* Defence Medal
* War Medal 1939-45
* Australia Service Medal 1939-45
* Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'PNG' Clasp
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10/16/1915 — b. Nancy Bird Walton, Australian aviator, philanthropist. The “Angel of the Outback”; founder, Australian Women Pilots Assn; the first female pilot in Australia to carry passengers (1935), operated an air ambulance in the outback of New South Wales #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation
October 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
10/16/1915 — b. Nancy Bird Walton, Australian aviator, philanthropist. The “Angel of the Outback”; founder, Australian Women Pilots Assn; the first female pilot in Australia to carry passengers (1935), operated an air ambulance in the outback of New South Wales #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation
Seeing all the great builds for #HeaviesGB, I'm really thinking of pulling something out of the stash in the next week to join in. Sure, it may never be completed in time, but I'm feeling the need to get back into the game.
October 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Seeing all the great builds for #HeaviesGB, I'm really thinking of pulling something out of the stash in the next week to join in. Sure, it may never be completed in time, but I'm feeling the need to get back into the game.
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WWII shipwrecks a 'ticking time bomb' for Federated States of Micronesia (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#Chuuk #Truk #Micronesia #WWII #WW2 #SWW
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#Chuuk #Truk #Micronesia #WWII #WW2 #SWW
Micronesia's worst fears realised as WWII shipwrecks leak
The Federated States of Micronesia's biggest tourism asset has become one of its largest threats, with as much as 22 million litres of oil from World War II shipwrecks slowly leaking into the ocean.
www.abc.net.au
October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
WWII shipwrecks a 'ticking time bomb' for Federated States of Micronesia (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#Chuuk #Truk #Micronesia #WWII #WW2 #SWW
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#Chuuk #Truk #Micronesia #WWII #WW2 #SWW
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News from September 2025:
WWII-era bombs are killing and injuring thousands in PNG. Now trainees will learn how to remove them (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Note reference to appeal for B-17E 41-2446, aka 'Swamp Ghost', to be returned to PNG.
#PapuaNewGuinea #WWII #WW2 #SWW
WWII-era bombs are killing and injuring thousands in PNG. Now trainees will learn how to remove them (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Note reference to appeal for B-17E 41-2446, aka 'Swamp Ghost', to be returned to PNG.
#PapuaNewGuinea #WWII #WW2 #SWW
PNG's memories of WWII are fading — at a deadly cost for communities
Trainees in Papua New Guinea will learn to remove unexploded ordnance, as fading memories of World War II expose more people to the conflict's dangerous legacy.
www.abc.net.au
October 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
News from September 2025:
WWII-era bombs are killing and injuring thousands in PNG. Now trainees will learn how to remove them (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Note reference to appeal for B-17E 41-2446, aka 'Swamp Ghost', to be returned to PNG.
#PapuaNewGuinea #WWII #WW2 #SWW
WWII-era bombs are killing and injuring thousands in PNG. Now trainees will learn how to remove them (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Note reference to appeal for B-17E 41-2446, aka 'Swamp Ghost', to be returned to PNG.
#PapuaNewGuinea #WWII #WW2 #SWW
Fossil hand bones hint that ancient human relative Paranthropus made tools 1.5 million years ago (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#Archaeology #Kenya
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#Archaeology #Kenya
Archaeologists discover 1.5-million-year-old hand fossils in Kenya
The first set of ancient hand fossils from an ape-like cousin of humans discovered in Kenya suggest a number of species were capable of making tools 1.5 million years ago.
www.abc.net.au
October 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fossil hand bones hint that ancient human relative Paranthropus made tools 1.5 million years ago (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#Archaeology #Kenya
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#Archaeology #Kenya
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Historic Number 12 Squadron returns as Australia expands anti-submarine capability (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Historic squadron rebooted ahead of Albanese-Trump meeting
The federal government has re-established the Number 12 Squadron in SA at the same time as Australia's anti-submarine capability is expanding with the arrival of new aircraft.
www.abc.net.au
October 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Historic Number 12 Squadron returns as Australia expands anti-submarine capability (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Michael Pratt, George Cross recipient and former Victorian police officer, dies (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#Obituary #GeorgeCross
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#Obituary #GeorgeCross
'Australia lost a true hero': George Cross recipient Michael Pratt dies
Former Victoria Police officer Michael Pratt has been remembered for his bravery when he confronted three armed bank robbers in Melbourne in 1978.
www.abc.net.au
October 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Michael Pratt, George Cross recipient and former Victorian police officer, dies (via ABC News)...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#Obituary #GeorgeCross
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#Obituary #GeorgeCross
Just sat down to watch the new documentary on the Battle of Buna - a site which I visited in 2005 and 2006 and have always had a bit of an obsession with. Thanks to @pacificwrecks.bsky.social for sharing the link...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c7y...
#PapuaNewGuinea #WWII #WW2 #SWW
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c7y...
#PapuaNewGuinea #WWII #WW2 #SWW
The 32nd Infantry Division’s Nightmare: The Battle of Buna
YouTube video by Army University Press
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Just sat down to watch the new documentary on the Battle of Buna - a site which I visited in 2005 and 2006 and have always had a bit of an obsession with. Thanks to @pacificwrecks.bsky.social for sharing the link...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c7y...
#PapuaNewGuinea #WWII #WW2 #SWW
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c7y...
#PapuaNewGuinea #WWII #WW2 #SWW
Recently ordered a physical (DVD) copy of the de Havilland Tiger Moth expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator X by @justflight.com. Mainly because of the two RAAF liveries.
But I only just noticed that credit for the front photograph is given to old mate, @philthyavnurd.bsky.social!
But I only just noticed that credit for the front photograph is given to old mate, @philthyavnurd.bsky.social!
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Recently ordered a physical (DVD) copy of the de Havilland Tiger Moth expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator X by @justflight.com. Mainly because of the two RAAF liveries.
But I only just noticed that credit for the front photograph is given to old mate, @philthyavnurd.bsky.social!
But I only just noticed that credit for the front photograph is given to old mate, @philthyavnurd.bsky.social!
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The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.
FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...
www.cnn.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.
Just realised that 28 Nov. marks 25 years since my visit to the wreck of Beaufort A9-228 in NE Vic (pictured). It was the first of many wrecks I've now visited.
At that time Darby's 'Pacific Aircraft Wrecks' was just over 20 years old and @pacificwrecks.bsky.social was just over 5 years old.
At that time Darby's 'Pacific Aircraft Wrecks' was just over 20 years old and @pacificwrecks.bsky.social was just over 5 years old.
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Just realised that 28 Nov. marks 25 years since my visit to the wreck of Beaufort A9-228 in NE Vic (pictured). It was the first of many wrecks I've now visited.
At that time Darby's 'Pacific Aircraft Wrecks' was just over 20 years old and @pacificwrecks.bsky.social was just over 5 years old.
At that time Darby's 'Pacific Aircraft Wrecks' was just over 20 years old and @pacificwrecks.bsky.social was just over 5 years old.
I've been made aware that my two papers published in the Military Historical Society's Journal, 'Sabretache', are now available online.
The first covers the loss and wreck of RAAF Boston A28-20 near Gona in November 1942. See Vol. LXII, No. 2, pp. 32-40
www.mhsa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The first covers the loss and wreck of RAAF Boston A28-20 near Gona in November 1942. See Vol. LXII, No. 2, pp. 32-40
www.mhsa.org.au/wp-content/u...
October 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I've been made aware that my two papers published in the Military Historical Society's Journal, 'Sabretache', are now available online.
The first covers the loss and wreck of RAAF Boston A28-20 near Gona in November 1942. See Vol. LXII, No. 2, pp. 32-40
www.mhsa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The first covers the loss and wreck of RAAF Boston A28-20 near Gona in November 1942. See Vol. LXII, No. 2, pp. 32-40
www.mhsa.org.au/wp-content/u...