Category: Military
-
Mittagong Mushroom Tunnel
Mittagong Mushroom Tunnel Nestled beneath Mount Gibraltar near Mittagong in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales is a Victorian-era single-track railway tunnel that today houses racks of cultivated exotic fungi. The Mittagong Mushroom Tunnel (sometimes called the Mount Gibraltar tunnel) is a surviving piece of 19th-century railway engineering that has had at least three Read more
-
Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service
Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF operated the Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIf from 14 August 1941 to May 1942, replacing the unit’s Boulton Paul Defiants. The Mk.IIf fighters were replaced by Beaufighter Mk.VIf night fighters which operated until Feb 1943 when they were replaced by de Havilland Mosquitoes. In total, Beaufighter crews Read more
-
Boulton Paul Defiant
The Boulton Paul Defiant is a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force during World War II. The Defiant was designed as a turret fighter, without any forward-firing guns. Photo Menu Prototypes Under Construction 264 Squadron – Day Fighters 264 Squadron – Night Fighters Miscellaneous Day Fighters Polish Night Fighters Night Fighters Read more