Rod Pearce and his Odyssey in Papua New Guinea for WW2 Wrecks
By Pierre Kosmidis Rod Pearce has dedicated his time and efforts finding underwater aircraft wrecks and seeking closure to the families of hundreds -if not thousands- of Missing in Action (MIA) airmen from all nations that fought during World War Two. READ THE FIRST PART HERE Here is the second part of his very interesting […]
Preserving History: The 14-year-old behind the WWII Veterans History Project
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos: WWII Veterans History Project World War Two may have ended back in 1945 and young men who fought back then may now be octogenarians or nonagenarians, but their memories are being kept for future generations, thanks to the efforts of a 14-year-old young man, Benjamin Mack-Jackson. Benjamin is the founder of the WWII Veterans History Project, aiming at […]
FOUND! The Japanese “flying swallow”
By Pierre Kosmidis Rod Pearce has dedicated his time and efforts finding underwater aircraft wrecks and seeking closure to the families of hundreds -if not thousands- of Missing in Action (MIA) airmen from all nations that fought during World War Two. Rod has been diving in Papua New Guinea for 40 years and is credited […]
Gemma Smith: The first woman scuba diver exploring the secrets of the Antikythera Shipwreck
By Pierre Kosmidis Diver Gemma Smith Photo Credit: Brett Seymour Technical diver Gemma Smith is the first woman ever to dive at the world famous Antikythera Shipwreck, which yielded some of the most important ancient sculptures ever to be found on the seabed, as well as the Antikythera mechanism or astrolabe. Originally thought to […]
WarGen: Recording the memories of WWII veterans before they are gone
By Pierre Kosmidis Dan Snow and James Holland , along with other historians launched a very interesting project, WarGen.org , whose aim is to preserve the testimonies of veterans, both men and women, who have served during World War 2. Millions of men and women served and lived through World War II, but sadly now only […]
The “razorback”: The P47D aircraft wreck of Manubada Island
By Pierre Kosmidis Michael McFadyen from Sydney, Australia has been a keen scuba diver and has visited some of the most iconic WW2 Pacific Treasures, including the I-1 Imperial Japanese Navy submarine wreck in Guadalcanal Island, the SS President Coolidge in Vanuatu, the USS Aaron Ward in the Solomons, and the San Francisco Maru in Chuuk. One of […]
Historical Revisionism: The Battle of Crete and the glorification of the Fallschirmjäger
By Pierre Kosmidis H Mάχη της Κρήτης είναι ένα ιστορικό γεγονός, το οποίο ακόμα και σήμερα απασχολεί πολλούς ιστορικούς, ερευνητές αλλά και την κοινή γνώμη. Τόσο η ίδια η Μάχη, η οποία παρά τις βαριές απώλειες των Γερμανών, σηματοδότησε την περίοδο της ναζιστικής κατοχής της Κρήτης και τις γερμανικές θηριωδίες που ακολούθησαν κατά του άμαχου πληθυσμού, […]
Aegean Hawks: The Hellenic Navy Helicopters
By Pierre Kosmidis Στη θέση Κοτρώνι στο Μαραθώνα βρίσκεται η Διοίκηση Ελικοπτέρων Ναυτικού, η βάση των 11 «γερακιών του Αιγαίου», όπως αποκαλούνται τα Sikorsky S-70, αλλά και των 8 ΑΒ-212, ελικόπτερα τα οποία εκτελούν πολλαπλούς επιχειρησιακούς ρόλους. Τα ελικόπτερα όμως δεν πετούν χωρίς την «ψυχή» τους, που δεν είναι άλλη από τα πληρώματα και το […]
FOUND! The Beaufort A9-217, crashed on November 15, 1943
By Pierre Kosmidis Rod Pearce has dedicated his time and efforts finding underwater aircraft wrecks and seeking closure to the families of hundreds -if not thousands- of Missing in Action (MIA) airmen from all nations that fought during World War Two. Rod has been diving in Papua New Guinea for 40 years and is credited […]
Κρίστυ Εμίλιο Ιωαννίδου: “Τριήρης, τακτική και επιχειρησιακό περιβάλλον στην αρχαία Ελλάδα”
By Pierre Kosmidis Η τριήρης αποτέλεσε μια “επανάσταση” στη ναυτική τεχνολογία, η οποία άλλαξε το ρου της Ιστορίας κατά την αρχαιότητα. Το πλοίο που έχει συνδέσει το όνομά του με τη ναυμαχία της Σαλαμίνας, αλλά και άλλες, “ξαναζεί” μέσα από τις σελίδες του εξαιρετικού βιβλίου της συγγραφέως Κρίστυ Εμίλιο Ιωαννίδου “ΤΡΙΗΡΗΣ: Τακτικό και επιχειρησιακό περιβάλλον […]