The search for the surviving crew members of HMS Whelp, by Victoria L. Short

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Victoria L. Short and used by permission History is written by millions of young men, individuals who gave their all and fought for their ideals during World War 2. One such case is Leslie Wilfred Dodge, who served as a stoker on HMS Whelp. Leslie Wilfred Dodge passed away in […]

The WW2 Japanese destroyer Hibiki Shipwreck off Karamzin island in Vladivostok, by underwater photographer Aleksei Kondratuk 響

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Aleksei Kondratuk www.uwvision.com used by permission Karamzin Island is a military area for target practice and home to some splendid shipwrecks. Russian underwater photographer Aleksei Kondratuk recently visited one of the most important WW2 shipwrecks in the area of Vladivostok, the naval base of the Russian Pacific Fleet.   At a depth […]

Able Seaman William Patrick Young: The War never ended inside his soul

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Bob Young Able Seaman William Patrick Young fought during WW2 and survived a series of shipwrecks, dangerous missions under the nose of Italian artillery in North Africa and carried inside him the scars of war for decades, until his death at the age of 64. This is the tormented life […]

A Bf109 aircraft wreck shot down in 1944! Help us identify it!

By Pierre Kosmidis Not far from the northern coast of Crete, close to Anissaras, at approximately 800 metres from the beach, in a sandy seafloor, 27 metres under the surface, a German Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter aircraft is lying upside down, frozen in time. Underwater photographer Philippos Marakis, born in 1982 in Crete, captured unique photos […]

ΑΝΕΛΚΥΟΝΤΑΣ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ – Η εποποιία της ανέλκυσης ναυαγίων στη μεταπολεμική Ελλάδα

By Pierre Kosmidis Οι φωτογραφίες δημοσιεύονται κατόπιν αδείας από το συγγραφέα κ. Άρη Μπιλάλη Ένα εν πολλοίς άγνωστο, αλλά πολύ σημαντικό κεφάλαιο του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου, έρχεται στο φως, χάρη στο βιβλίο “ΑΝΕΛΚΥΟΝΤΑΣ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ – Η εποποιία της ανέλκυσης ναυαγίων στη μεταπολεμική Ελλάδα” των καταξιωμένων ερευνητών της ναυτικής ιστορίας και συγγραφέων Άρη Μπιλάλη και Κώστα […]

Aviation Archaeology: Unearthing the WW2 treasures of “Operation Lusty”

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos: David J. Gray/Freeman Field Recovery Team Additional reading: Planehunters: Finding WW2 crashed aircraft and keeping the memories alive Shot down but not forgotten: The search for lost WW2 airmen and their crashed aircraft (PHOTOS and VIDEO)  Aviation enthusiasts and archaeologists unearthed possibly the largest “treasure trove” of WW2 aircraft parts and […]

Bob Halstead, the award-winning photographer

By Pierre Kosmidis As a teenager in England, Bob became fascinated by the underwater adventures of Hans and Lotte Hass. In 1968, armed with an Honours degree from King’s College London University in Physics/Mathematics and a Post-Grad. Certificate in Education, Bob departed England for a teaching post as Head of the Physics Department at Queen’s […]