ZA372: Gulf War Tornado GR4A Fuselage Dumped at Leeming
(Image: Michael Britton. The remains of Tornado GR4A ZA372 at Leeming) In a similar sad state to the remains of ZA600, which was scrapped the year before, the gutted fuselage of Panavia Tornado GR4A...
View ArticleHistoric Nothe Fort Inclined Tramway, Weymouth
(Image: Neil Owen. The Nothe Fort inclined tramway in Dorset, South West England) Situated on the Nothe Peninsula in Weymouth, Dorset, Nothe Fort is a coastal defensive structure built between 1860...
View ArticleCold War: F-15 Fighters Intercept MiG-29s off Alaska (1989)
(Image: US Air Force. F-15s intercept two MiG-29s transiting near Alaska, 1989) Captured on the night of August 1, 1989 shortly before 11pm, this stunning photograph reveals the moment when two...
View ArticleRuined Fort Godwin Artillery Battery (Kilnsea, East Yorkshire)
(Image: Rich Cooper 2012. The ruins of Fort Godwin in East Yorkshire) Near the tip of East Yorkshire, adjacent to the Sandy Beaches holiday park, lies a ruined wartime fortification that’s consumed by...
View ArticleZA370: Last Granby Tornado GR4A Reconnaissance Jet Retired (RTP)
(Image: Howard Sinclair. Recce Tornado GR4A ZA370) Several weeks ago, on 12 December 2017, ZA370/004, understood to be one of only two remaining Panavia Tornado GR4A reconnaissance jets in service,...
View Article“Bomb Craters” are Chilling Reminder of Greenock Blitz
(Image: Lairich Rig. Possible World War Two bomb crater on Whitelees Moor above Greenock) On the night of May 6, 1941, the German Luftwaffe launched a relentless attack against the shipyards at...
View ArticleThe Abandoned Target Towers of Luce Bay, Scotland
(Image: James T M Towill. Abandoned 1930s target bases on Luce Bay bombing range) It was once an important fishery, but in more recent times the wide sweep of Luce Bay – in Wigtownshire, Scotland –...
View ArticleRediscovering Britain’s Forgotten Military Arrows
(Image: Martin Vaughan. A ruined concrete arrow from World War Two) Across rural Britain, from southern England to the west coast of Scotland, lie myriad giant concrete arrows left behind after the...
View ArticleUncover an Obscure Devon Military Railway
(Image: Tim Symons) The wild, windswept expanses of Dartmoor are home to a number of forgotten narrow-gauge railways from time past, from derelict mining tracks to military target railways. One of the...
View ArticleRediscovering Hampshire’s Wartime History
(Image: Mike Searle. The rediscovered pundit code letters at the former RAF Beaulieu, Hampshire) Many decades after the guns fall silent and peace is negotiated, it’s intriguing to consider what...
View ArticleDismantled Gloster Meteor Sections at East Midlands Aeropark
(Image: @planedailymag. Dismantled Gloster Meteor centre section) Anonymous old military jets are always intriguing, including these dismantled Meteor parts on the edge of East Midlands Aeropark in...
View ArticleConcrete Echoes of Brean Down Bombing Range
(Image: Chris Talbot / Brean Down – Bombing Range Directional Arrow / CC BY-SA 2.0) Not only is beautiful Brean Down in Somerset, England, known for its captivating Bronze Age history, the promontory...
View ArticleThe Ruins of Fort de la Chartreuse, Liege
(Image: Trougnouf) Eerie photos of this derelict military fort, with all its empty corridors, stairways, barracks, bedrooms, passageways, halls and ancillary buildings, can be seen on Wikimedia...
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