On This Day, 1940: On 22 July 1940, an RAF Blenheim used airborne interception radar to shoot down a Dornier Do 17…
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James McCudden Awarded the Military Cross in March 1917
First World War
On 12 March 1917, James McCudden received the Military Cross, recognising a pilot whose skill and discipline made him one of the RFC’s leading aces.
Read the article →The First Airship Raid on Britain: Zeppelin Operations
On the night of 19 January 1915, the German Imperial Navy carried out the first successful airship raid…
The War Office Purchases the de Havilland No.2 (FE1)
On 14 January 1911, the British War Office purchased the de Havilland No. 2 biplane, later designated the…
The First British Service Parachute Jump
On 13 January 1917, Captain C. F. Collet made the first parachute jump by a British service flyer…
Victoria Cross Awarded to Sergeant T. Mottershead
On 7 January 1917, Sergeant Thomas Mottershead of No. 20 Squadron was awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous…