By Pierre Kosmidis With information from Themis Vranas, Ioannis Mylonas Photos © www.ww2wrecks.com, except where noted otherwise and © of their respective owners It is considered by many, as the most iconic aircraft ever to grace the skies. The C-47 Skytrain, Gooney Bird or Dakota, regardless of its nickname, was quite probably the most successful […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and videos © Nikos Mvrfs, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com Χθες, Πέμπτη 24 Οκτωβρίου 2024, το ιστορικό αεροσκάφος Τ-6 s/n 49-3429 έκανε την παρθενική του πτήση, μετά από δεκαετίες στο Μουσείο Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας, ως στατικό έκθεμα. Το κοινωφελές ίδρυμα «ΙΚΑΡΟΣ» ανέλαβε όλα τα έξοδα για τη μεταφορά του ιστορικού αεροσκάφους μαζί με τον […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and video © Ioannis Mylonas, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com Μια ιστορική ημέρα η σημερινή, Πέμπτη 24 Οκτωβρίου 2024, για τους θιασώτες της αεροπορικής ιδέας, καθώς το εκπαιδευτικό μονοκινητήριο αεροσκάφος Τ-6 S/N 49-3424 της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας, βρέθηκε και πάλι στους αιθέρες, πετώντας από το αεροδρόμιο του Τατοΐου, στην πρώτη του πτήση μετά από […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the bunkers and machine gun nests at the beach of Pangaion Municipality, in Macedonia, Greece and describes his research in the area. This is the second instalment, PART 2, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com Bunker Archaeology: The fortifications of the […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and information provided by Daniel Breed to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Operation “Marita”, the German invasion of Greece, initiated on April 6, 1941, swiftly developed in a chaotic situation for the British Expeditionary Force. The Germans advanced at such a pace, that the few and intermittent stands of the Allies, […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Οι αιθέρες πάνω από τις ελληνικές θάλασσες ήταν πεδίο σφοδρών αερομαχιών κατά το Δεύτερο Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο και πολλά αεροσκάφη από τις δύο πλευρές, τη Συμμαχική και του Άξονα, κατέληξαν στο βυθό του Αιγαίου, αλλά και του Ιονίου. Πολεμικά αεροσκάφη κάθε τύπου και χρήσης, βομβαρδιστικά, καταδιωκτικά, μεταγωγικά και υδροπλάνα, αποτελούν λίγα μόνο από […]
By Pierre Kosmidis In 1941, when Axis forces occupied Greece, the Ionian Islands (except Kythera) were handed over to the Italians, who in their three years of rule attempted to Italianize the population of Corfu (as has happened with the Corfiot Italians). Many revisionists claim that the Italian occupation was a period of friendly relation […]
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © www.ww2wrecks.com except stated otherwise One of the interesting exhibits on display at the National War Museum, Fort St Elmo, Valletta, Malta, is the fuselage of Gloster Gladiator N5520, popularly known as “Faith”. “Faith” was one of the three Gladiators that are the source of the myth, that only three aircraft, named “Faith”, “Hope”, and […]
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © www.ww2wrecks.com One of the interesting exhibits at the Fort St. Elmo War Museum in Malta, is a BSA M20 motorcycle, in typical Maltese camouflage, a unique pattern, which was only applied in Malta, resembling the dry walls found in the Mediterranean island. The BSA M20 is a British motorcycle formerly […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Giannis Liontis and used by permission The dramatic events, which led to the conquest of Kos island by the German forces in October 1943, come to light again, thanks to the combined efforts of locals Giannis Liontis, Antonis Togrou and Minas Kasiou. The three Kos island natives, managed to find the remains of […]