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Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-16

Photographs of Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighters used by Italy during the Second World War. Primarily for evaluation and training destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #fighter #ItalianAirForce #MoraneSaulnierMS406 #RegiaAeronautica #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, France’s principal fighter at the outbreak of World War II, saw limited but intriguing postwar service in several countries, including Italy. Its use by the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force) was not the result of purchase or alliance, but rather of circumstance. After France’s armistice with Germany in June 1940, several examples of the M.S.406 and its derivative, the M.S.410, fell into Italian hands. These aircraft were subsequently evaluated, briefly operated, and later used for training and technical experimentation, providing Italy with valuable insight into contemporary French aviation design. Following the Franco-Italian armistice of 24 June 1940, Italy gained control of several airfields and depots in southern France, particularly in the Rhône Valley and along the Mediterranean coast. Among the matériel captured or transferred under Axis coordination were a small number of Morane-Saulnier fighters—sources generally cite between 12 and 25 aircraft—including both operational M.S.406s and airframes under repair or assembly. These were taken over by the Regia Aeronautica, often still carrying French markings. The Italian authorities quickly arranged for the aircraft to be ferried to test and maintenance centres in northern Italy, primarily Guidonia, Lonate Pozzolo, and Grottaglie, where captured Allied aircraft were systematically evaluated.
Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-15

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 in service with the Independent State of Croatia (Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, or NDH) in World War Two. Between 38 and 45 MS406 fighters were operated from 1943, generally against partisans. #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #CroatianAirForce #fighter #MoraneSaulnierMS406 #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #IndependentStateofCroatia destinationsjourney.com/histor

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 in service with the Independent State of Croatia (Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, or NDH) in World War Two. Between 38 and 45 MS406 fighters were operated from 1943, generally against partisans.
Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-14

When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, many experienced Polish airmen escaped through Romania to France, determined to continue the fight against the Axis powers. Among the aircraft types they flew in combat during the Battle of France, was the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, France’s principal fighter at the outbreak of World War II. destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #fighter #MoraneSaulnierMS406 #PolishAirForce #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2

When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, many experienced Polish airmen escaped through Romania to France, determined to continue the fight against the Axis powers. These men formed the nucleus of the Polish Air Force in exile, which came under French command in 1939–1940. Among the aircraft types they flew in combat during the Battle of France, was the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, France’s principal fighter at the outbreak of World War II.
Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-12

Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service destinationsjourney.com/histor #Aeroplane, #Aircraft, #Airplane, #Aviation, #BristolBeaufighter, #BristolBeaufighter, #FighterPlane, #Fighterplane, #NightFighter, #Nightfighter, #Plane, #RoyalAirForce, #RoyalAirForce, #SecondWorldWar, #WorldWar2, #WorldWartwo

linguisticslinguistics@tube.blueben.net
2025-10-11

The secret story of the NATO phonetic alphabet

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Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-11

Italian Battleship Vittorio Veneto destinationsjourney.com/histor #Battleship, #BattleshipVittorioVeneto, #ItalianNavy, #ItalianNavy, #Military, #RegiaMarina, #RegiaMarina, #SecondWorldWar, #SecondWorldWar, #VittorioVeneto, #Warfare, #Warship, #WorldWar2, #WorldWarTwo, #WorldWar2, #WorldWartwo, #WW2, #WWII

Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-06

HMS Roberts (1941) destinationsjourney.com/histor #HMSRoberts, #Monitor, #RoyalNavy, #SecondWorldWar, #WorldWarTwo, #WorldWartwo, #WWII, #WW2

Andrew ShieldsAndrewShields@mas.to
2025-10-03

That’s what my brother explained when he held my hand

The Magic of Telephone Poles (1944)
Rose Mary Boehm

#Poetry #RoseMaryBoehm #TelephonePoles #WorldWarTwo #Birds #TelephoneWires #Brother

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Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metrometro.co.uk@web.brid.gy
2025-10-01

Three-year-old boy carries live grenade into his family’s home

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Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-01

Mitsubishi Ki-15 destinationsjourney.com/mitsub #Aeroplane, #Aircraft, #Airplane, #Aviation, #Bomber, #ImperialJapaneseArmyAirService, #MitsubishiKi-15, #ReconnaissancePlane, #SecondWorldWar, #WorldWarTwo, #WW2

Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-01

Bulgaria purchased 14 PZL P.24B fighters in 1937. A repeat order for 20 PZL P.24C, to be delivered by the end of 1938 was later added. Later it ordered 26 PZL P.24Fs, 22 of which were delivered from Poland in July 1939, just before the outbreak of WW II. The remaining four, lacking propellers, were bombed in the Okęcie factory in September 1939 by the Germans destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #BulgarianAirForce #fighter #PZLP24 #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2

Bulgaria purchased 14 PZL P.24B fighters in 1937. A repeat order for 20 PZL P.24C, to be delivered by the end of 1938 was later added. Later it ordered 26 PZL P.24Fs, 22 of which were delivered from Poland in July 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. The remaining four, lacking propellers, were bombed in the Okęcie factory in September 1939 by the Germans. The P.24s formed part of Bulgaria’s effort to re-establish a capable air force after the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Neuilly. They were employed primarily as frontline fighters in the late 1930s and early war years, tasked with air defence and patrol duties. Although Bulgaria did not take part in combat operations in the early stages of the war, the P.24s were used during Bulgaria’s entry into the Axis war effort in 1941 for defensive air patrols. By 1943, they were increasingly outdated against modern Allied aircraft and relegated to training and second-line duties. The last Bulgarian P.24s were withdrawn by 1944, when German-supplied Messerschmitt Bf 109s had fully replaced them.Bulgaria purchased 14 PZL P.24B fighters in 1937. A repeat order for 20 PZL P.24C, to be delivered by the end of 1938 was later added. Later it ordered 26 PZL P.24Fs, 22 of which were delivered from Poland in July 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. The remaining four, lacking propellers, were bombed in the Okęcie factory in September 1939 by the Germans. The P.24s formed part of Bulgaria’s effort to re-establish a capable air force after the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Neuilly. They were employed primarily as frontline fighters in the late 1930s and early war years, tasked with air defence and patrol duties. Although Bulgaria did not take part in combat operations in the early stages of the war, the P.24s were used during Bulgaria’s entry into the Axis war effort in 1941 for defensive air patrols. By 1943, they were increasingly outdated against modern Allied aircraft and relegated to training and second-line duties. The last Bulgarian P.24s were withdrawn by 1944, when German-supplied Messerschmitt Bf 109s had fully replaced them.
Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-10-01

Turkey was the first and largest customer for the PZL P.24, ordering 14 P.24A and 26 P.24Cs which were delivered by 1937. Turkish aviation company Kayseri Tayyare Fabrikası (KTF) built an additional 20 P.24A/C variants and 20 P.24G fighters. destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #fighter #PZL #P24 #PZLP24 #SecondWorldWar #TurkishAirForce #WorldWarTwo #WW2

Turkey was the first and largest customer for the PZL P.24, ordering 14 P.24A and 26 P.24Cs which were delivered by 1937. Turkish aviation company Kayseri Tayyare Fabrikası (KTF) built an additional 20 P.24A/C variants and 20 P.24G fighters. The P.24s served as Turkey’s primary fighter force in the late 1930s and early 1940s. As Turkey remained neutral for most of the war, the aircraft did not see combat against foreign powers, though they were used intensively for air defence patrols, training, and exercises. By the early 1940s, the P.24 was obsolete, and Turkey began to receive more modern aircraft through Allied and Axis channels. The last Turkish P.24s were retired around 1943 with the last one leaving service in 1945.
Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metrometro.co.uk@web.brid.gy
2025-09-27

Masterpiece movie that features ‘the most terrifying sequence ever filmed’ now streaming

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Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-09-27

Mitsubishi G6M1 Heavy Escort Fighter destinationsjourney.com/histor #Aeroplane, #Aircraft, #Airplane, #Aviation, #EscortFighter, #Fighter, #HeavyFighter, #ImperialJapaneseNavyAirService, #MitsubishiG6M1, #SecondWorldWar, #WorldWarTwo, #WW2

Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-09-27

Blohm & Voss Bv 155 destinationsjourney.com/blohm- #Aeroplane, #Aircraft, #Airplane, #Aviation, #BlohmAndVossBv155, #BlohmUndVossBv155, #Fighter, #Luftwaffe, #SecondWorldWar, #WorldWarTwo, #WW2

AskHistoriansaskhistorians.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-09-25

How did world leaders (particularly the Big Three) travel during #WW2? (It’s an adventure by Planes, Trains and Automobiles with /u/Bigglesworth_ this #ThrowbackThursday!) #WorldWarTwo #MilHist #Skystorians

How did world leaders (particu...

Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-09-19

PZL.43 in Bulgarian Service destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #BulgarianAirForce #PZL43 #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #bomber

In Bulgarian service, the PZL.43 was used mainly by reconnaissance and bomber units. It equipped the 2nd Orlyak (Bomber Wing) and operated during the early years of the Second World War. While Bulgaria was not directly involved in the conflict until 1941, the aircraft were used in patrol, training, and readiness duties. Following Bulgaria’s entry into the war on the Axis side, the PZL.43 carried out limited bombing and reconnaissance missions over Yugoslavia and Greece searching for partisans in 1943-44. The type remained in service throughout the war, though increasingly relegated to secondary roles such as training and coastal patrol. By the time Bulgaria switched sides in 1944, the surviving PZL.43s were obsolete and worn, but some were still operational. They were withdrawn soon after the war ended, marking the end of their career.
Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-09-18

Romania was one of the earliest customers of the PZL P.24 fighter They served as Romania’s frontline fighter during the late 1930s and were still in service when Romania joined the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. Romanian P.24s provided air defence around Bucharest and the Ploieşti oilfields from attacks by Soviet bombers
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Romania was one of the earliest customers of the P.24, purchasing six PZL P.24E fighters in 1937 as well as a production license and built 25 E version aircraft in Romania under the local designation IAR P.24P. The P.24Es were armed with 2 × 20 mm cannons and 2 × 7.92 mm machine guns, making them a powerful component of the Forțele Aeriene Regale ale României (Royal Romanian Air Force). They served as Romania’s frontline fighter during the late 1930s and were still in service when Romania joined the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. Romanian P.24s provided air defence around Bucharest and the Ploieşti oilfields from attacks by Soviet bombers. P.24 fighters reportedly managed to shoot down 37 VVS bombers, which were typically unescorted and thereby more vulnerable to interception. The P.24E was also routinely used for ground attack missions until the end of 1941; however, after 1942, the type was relegated to training duties. They were phased out completely by 1943–44, replaced by more modern German and Romanian-built aircraft.
Destination's JourneyDestinationsJourney@mastodon.world
2025-09-17

Greece purchased 30 PZL P.24F and 6 PZL P.24G fighters between 1938 and 1939. Although a production licence was purchased, only one P.24F was completed. The P.24F was armed with 2 × 20 mm cannons and 2 × 7.92 mm machine guns, while the P.24G carried 4 × 7.92 mm machine guns. destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #fighter #GreekAirForce #PZL #PZLP24 #PZLP24 #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2

Greece purchased 30 PZL P.24F and 6 PZL P.24G fighters between 1938 and 1939. Although a production licence was purchased, only one P.24F was completed. The P.24F was armed with 2 × 20 mm cannons and 2 × 7.92 mm machine guns, while the P.24G carried 4 × 7.92 mm machine guns. When Italy invaded Greece in October 1940, the P.24s formed the backbone of the Royal Hellenic Air Force. Despite being outclassed in speed by Italian Macchi C.200s and Fiat G.50s, Greek pilots achieved considerable success, exploiting the P.24’s manoeuvrability and heavy cannon armament. P.24s flew both interception missions and ground attack sorties during the Greco-Italian War. When Germany launched its invasion of Greece in April 1941, the P.24s fought against overwhelming odds. Many were destroyed on the ground, but a number of aerial victories were scored against the Luftwaffe. By the end of the Balkan campaign, virtually all Greek P.24s had been destroyed, either in combat or by retreating crews to prevent capture.
MikeDunnAuthorMikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social
2025-09-16

Today in Labor History September 16, 1945: 43,000 oil workers went on strike in 20 states. During WWII, most of the major unions collaborated with the U.S. war effort by enforcing labor “discipline” and preventing strikes. In exchange, the U.S. government supported closed shop policies under which employers at unionized companies agreed to hire only union members. While the closed shop gave unions more power within a particular company, the no-strike policy made that power virtually meaningless. When the war ended, inflation soared and veterans flooded the labor market. As a result, frustrated workers began a series of wildcat strikes. Many grew into national, union-supported strikes. In November 1945, 225,000 UAW members went on strike. In January 1946, 174,000 electric workers struck. That same month, 750,000 steel workers joined them. Then, in April, the coal strike began. 250,000 railroad workers struck in May. In total, 4.3 million workers went on strike. It was the closest the U.S. came to a national General Strike in the 20th century. And in December 1946, Oakland, California did have a General Strike, the last in U.S. history. Overall, it was the largest strike wave in U.S. history. In 1947, Congress responded to the strike wave by enacting the Taft-Hartley Act, restricting the powers and activities of labor unions and banning the General Strike. The act is still in force today and one the main reasons there hasn’t been a General Strike in the U.S. since 1945.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #GeneralStrike #oakland #oilworkers #union #strike #strikewave #worldwartwo #tafthartley #uaw #coal #railroads #inflation #steel #wildcat

AFL union rally, Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1947, with large sign that reads: Mr. President, Veto the Taft-Hartley slave labor bill.

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