The wreck of RAAF Baltimore FW282 in the Aegean Sea. Photo: AegeanTec/Department of Defence. A memorial service is to be held for a WWII RAAF light bomber that was discovered in the waters of Greece last year. The wreck of the Baltimore (registered FW282) was discovered resting in 61 metres of water off the island…
One of the cannons recovered from the USS Peary at Darwin Harbour. Photo: Peter F Williams/Twitter (X) Darwin has marked the 83rd anniversary of Japan’s wartime air raids which killed 252 people and sank eight ships. On February 19, 1942, more than 260 Japanese aircraft attacked the port and shipping in Darwin Harbour in two…
RAAF Bristol Beauforts on patrol in 1945. Picture: Department of Defence An Australian WW2 bomber found on the seabed off Darwin is to remain where it lies undisturbed for the time being. The twin-engine Beaufort light bomber was a surprise discovery during a routine survey by a team from the defence force’s Australian Hydrographic Office.…