page_title: April 1966
section_title: April 22, 1966 (Friday)
hierarchical_section_title: April 1966 / April 22, 1966 (Friday)
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Captain Rambahadur Limbu VC, MVO taken at the Aldershot Army Show in Aldershot in Hampshire
context_page_description: The following events occurred in April 1966:
context_section_description: American Flyers Flight 280, a Lockheed Electra turboprop airplane carrying 92 U.S. Army soldiers and a crew of six on the way back from training camp, crashed while trying to land at Ardmore, Oklahoma for refueling.  The airplane had been en route from Fort Ord, California to Fort Benning, Georgia, and crashed into the foothills of the Arbuckle Mountains, two miles from the airport, killing 81 of the people on board.
  Gurkha Lance-Corporal Rambahadur Limbu, a native of Nepal serving with the 10th Gurkha Rifles of the British Army was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroism at Sarawak on November 21, 1965.  It was the first time in more than 12 years since the Victoria Cross, emblematic of outstanding bravery and selfless conduct, had been awarded.
caption: Lance-Cpl. Limbu
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