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AFB Swartkop Air Force Base Swartkop is an air force base in South Africa . It is managed as part of AFB Waterkloof and houses one of the three branches of the South African Air Force Museum . The name of the air force base , " Swartkop " means " Black hill " in Afrikaans . AFB Swartkop is located in the town Centurion ( previously Verwoerdburg ) in the Gauteng Province of South Africa , between Pretoria and Midrand ( Johannesburg ) , which is a part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality . History . In April 1921 Zwartkop ( which was a farm at the time ) was acquired to build the airfield . The SAAF claims Swartkop is the second oldest airstation in the world and the oldest operational airstation in the world . The Chief of the South African Air Force opened the relocated SAAF Museum at AFB Swartkop in 1993 . Over the years many distinguished Squadrons have been based at Swartkop . This includes 26 Squadron SAAF which was formed there on 24 August 1942 . South African Air Force Memorial . The South African Air Force Memorial is located at Swartkop . It contains an honour roll of SAAF personnel who have been killed on duty as well as a memorial to personnel of all nations that died during the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in South Africa .
Spica - class torpedo boat The " Spica " - class were a class of torpedo boat s of the Regia Marina ( Royal Italian Navy ) during World War II . These ships were built as a result of a clause in the Washington Naval Treaty , which stated that ships with a tonnage of less than 600 tons could be built in unlimited numbers . Thirty - two ships were built in total , between 1934 and 1937 , thirty of which entered service with Italy and two which were transferred to the Swedish Navy in 1940 . Although commonly referred to as torpedo boats , the " Spica " - class were similar in design to destroyer escort s ( their design was influenced by the " Maestrale " destroyer class then in development ) and were intended for anti - submarine duties , although they often had to battle aircraft and surface forces as well . The two units in Swedish service were classed as " jagare " ( destroyers ) until 1953 , when re - classified as " fregatter " ( frigates ) . Twenty - three units were lost during World War II . Design . The design work started in 1932 and two propotypes , the " Spica " and " Astore " , were built . The hull was 80 m long and displacement was around 720 tons standard rather than the 600 tons permitted by the Washington treaty . Propulsion consisted of a two shaft geared turbine layout with two Yarrow type boilers . The armament consisted of three 102 mm guns in single mountings in A , X and Y positions and eight twin 13 . 2mm Breda Model 35 antiaircraft machine guns , later replaced by four single 20mm cannons . They also carried four 450 mm torpedo tubes , which had a shorter range and a smaller warhead then the 533 mm ones then already in common use .
RAF Stradishall Royal Air Force Station Stradishall or more simply RAF Stradishall is a former Royal Air Force station located north east of Haverhill , Suffolk and south east of Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk , England . History . The airfield was home to a number of squadrons during its lifetime : Current use . The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of two category C prisons : HMP Highpoint North and HMP Highpoint South . Part of the former airfield remains a Ministry of Defence training site which is not accessible to the public . The airfield has been sold to a private buyer to be converted into farm land and is out of bounds to the public . There is a memorial to RAF Stradishall outside Stirling House which was once part of the officers quarters and is now a training unit for the Prison service .
USS Israel ( DD - 98 ) The first USS " Israel " ( DD - 98 ) was a " Wickes " - class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following . She was named in honor of Joseph Israel . History . " Israel " was launched 22 June 1918 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation , Quincy , Massachusetts ; sponsored by Miss Dorothy Brown ; and commissioned 13 September 1918 , Lt . Comdr . George N . Barker in command . Following shakedown out of Boston , " Israel " rendezvoused with " South Carolina " at Newport , Rhode Island on 24 September 1918 , and performed escort duty on the East Coast as a unit of the Destroyer Force , Atlantic Fleet . She departed New York 13 October with a convoy , and arrived at Gibraltar 6 November , via the Azores and Port Leixoes , Portugal . Having escorted the Brazilian Detachment to Gibraltar Harbor 9 November , " Israel " arrived at Venice 18 November and joined the Eastern Mediterranean Forces . She operated out of Venice and Split as a station ship transporting supplies and personnel until 12 July 1919 when she departed Villefranche , France , via Gibraltar and the Azores , arriving Boston 24 July . While undergoing overhaul at the Portsmouth Navy Yard , " Israel " was fitted out as a light minelayer and her classification changed 17 July 1920 to DM - 3 . Sailing from Portsmouth , New Hampshire , 4 March 1921 , " Israel " cruised along the East Coast until 5 July when she joined Mine Squadron 1 , Atlantic Fleet , at Gloucester , Massachusetts . During the remainder of the year she engaged in mining practice and exercises on the East Coast ; and from January to April 1922 , participated in important fleet exercises based at Guantanamo Bay and Culebra , Puerto Rico . " Israel " arrived in Philadelphia 15 May 1922 and decommissioned there 7 July . Remaining inactive during the following years , she was reduced to a hulk in 1936 in accordance with the London Treaty . Her name was struck from the Navy List 25 January 1937 , and she was sold to the Union Shipbuilding Company , Baltimore , Maryland , on 18 April 1939 . , no other ships in the United States Navy have gone by this name .
French ship Argonaute ( 1798 ) Argonaute was a 74 - gun ship of the line of the French Navy . Under " Vice - amiral " Villaret de Joyeuse , she took part in the expedition to Saint - Domingue in 1802 . She took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 , and managed to return to Cádiz . Unable to leave the harbour because of the British blockage and damage , she was exchanged for the in December 1806 . She was renamed " Argonauta " , but was never recommissioned .
Chew Men Leong Chew Men Leong ( ) is a former Singapore military officer . He was Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy ( RSN ) from 31 August 2007 to 29 March 2011 , holding the rank of Rear - Admiral . Chew handed over the Chief of Navy post to Ng Chee Peng during a ceremony held at Changi Naval Base on 29 March 2011 . Chew holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Imperial College of Science , Technology and Medicine , United Kingdom , as well as a Master of Science ( Management ) from Stanford University . In 1985 , he graduated from Raffles Junior College and joined the Singapore Armed Forces ( SAF ) in December 1985 . In 1987 , he was awarded the SAF Overseas Scholarship . In the course of his military career , Chew has held amongst others , the appointments of Head Naval Operations Department ; Fleet Commander ; Head Joint Plans & Transformation Department ; Commander for the RSN ' s 1st Flotilla ; Commanding Officer for the RSN ' s 188 Squadron , Commanding Officer for RSS " Vigour " ( 92 ) and as Executive officer for " Sea Wolf " - class missile gunboat RSS " Sea Lion " ( P77 ) . Chew has since become the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Utilities Board ( PUB ) , Singapore ' s national water agency .
French frigate Justice ( 1794 ) Courageuse was a " Virginie " class frigate of the French Navy , completed in 1794 and renamed " Justice " in April 1795 . Career . She took part in the Expedition to Egypt . After the frigate " Junon " ran aground in Aboukir , " Justice " escorted her to Alexandria for repairs . She took part in the Battle of the Nile , managing to escape to Malta with the frigate " Diane " , and arrived at Valletta on 28 August 1798 . In 1800 , she escaped to Toulon just before the fall of Malta . From there , she acted as a blockade runner for the benefit of the French army in Egypt . Fate . She was in Alexandria when the British captured the city on 2 September 1801 . The British and their Turkish allies agreed to a division of the spoils ; the British received " Égyptienne " ( 50 ) and " Régénérée " ( 40 ) , and the ex - Venetian frigate " Léoben " ( 26 ) ( ex - Venetian " Medusa " ) ( 26 ) , while Captain Pacha ( " sic " ) received " Causse " ( ex - Venetian " Vulcano " ) ( 64 ) , " Justice " ( 46 ) , " Mantoue " ( ex - Venetian " Cerere " ) ( 26 ) , and the ex - Turkish corvettes " Halil Bey " , " Momgo Balerie " and " Salâbetnümâ " . Admiral Lord Keith commander of the naval forces , gave the value of " Justice " for prize money purposes at £17 , 095 2s 2d .
Wielka Piaśnica Wielka Piaśnica ( ; ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puck , within Puck County , Pomeranian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately west of Puck and north - west of the regional capital Gdańsk . The village has a population of 64 . After the 1939 Invasion of Poland , German SS from Danzig ( Gdańsk ) and local Selbstschutz members executed about 12 , 000 civilians , mainly Polish and Kashubian intelligentsia from the Pomeranian Voivodeship , in the Darżlubska forest next to the village . Among the victims were approximately 1 , 200 mentally ill persons from local hospitals , killed in the course of the Action T4 . The mass executions began in October 1939 and lasted until April 1940 . An exhumation of mass graves was carried after World War II in 1946 . Out of total number of 35 graves , 30 were localised of which 26 were exhumed . Only 305 bodies ( in two mass graves ) were found , the rest of the bodies was burnt by Germans in August – September 1944 . Sonderkommandos ( forced prison labourers ) from Stutthof concentration camp were used to cover up the tracks and were later executed .
USS Pontiac ( YT - 20 ) USS " Pontiac " ( YT - 20 ) was a harbor tugboat purchased by the U . S . Navy during World War I . She was assigned to the New York harbor area and performed her towing tasks there until war ’ s end . Post - war she was found to be excess to needs and sold . Built in Athens , New York . The second ship to be so named by the U . S . Navy , " Pontiac " was laid down as " Right Arm " in 1891 by Peter McGishan , Athens , New York ; purchased by the Navy from Merritt & Chapman 23 April 1898 ; renamed " Pontiac " 23 April . " Pontiac " served in harbors along the north Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States . She operated in yards such as New York , New York ; Boston , Massachusetts ; New London , Connecticut ; and , Charleston , South Carolina . World War I service . " Pontiac " commissioned 1 July 1911 . During World War I , she concentrated efforts at New York City , a major center for domestic and foreign commerce . She was renamed " Passaic " 11 April 1918 . Post - war decommissioning . Continuing harbor and district tug operations after the war , she decommissioned and was placed on the sale list in 1921 . She was sold to John Kantzler & Sons , Bay City , Michigan , 25 February 1922 .
Battle of Taftanaz The Battle of Taftanaz started on April 3 , 2012 in Idlib Governorate , between anti - government fighters and Syrian government troops participating in a nation - wide crackdown on dissent against Bashar Assad ' s regime . Heavy fighting took place on the outskirts of the town of Taftanaz , killing 20 people . On the day of the battle Kofi Annan announced a cease - fire for the Syrian conflict . By 5 April , the military captured Taftanaz ' s city center , which was defended by 200 FSA fighters , after a two - hour battle , following which the army reportedly rounded up and executed 82 people . It was unknown how many were opposition fighters and how many were civilians . Two months after , it was called a " massacre " in the town of Taftnaz , two - thirds of the population had left . The town had been a centre for opposition protests until the army had raided it with tanks on 3 April . Witnesses in the town said that tanks shelled the town from four sides before armored cars brought in dozens of soldiers who dragged civilians from their homes and gunned them down in the streets , and they also claimed that the soldiers looted , destroyed and torched hundreds of homes , bringing some down on their owners ’ heads . Videos showed this , and 62 people were killed during the attack , despite the town only having a small rebel presence . Nine government tanks were destroyed by homemade bombs as they left the town .
HMS Boomerang ( 1889 ) HMS " Boomerang " was an " Sharpshooter " - class torpedo gunboat of the Royal Navy , originally named HMS " Whiting " , built by Armstrong Whitworth , Elswick , Tyne and Wear and launched on 24 July 1889 . Renamed " Boomerang " on 2 April 1890 , she formed part of the Auxiliary Squadron of the Australia Station . She arrived in Sydney with the squadron on 5 September 1891 . She left the Australia Station on 22 August 1904 . She was sold for £1900 in July 1905 at Portsmouth .
Billy Congreve Major William " Billy " La Touche Congreve VC , DSO , MC ( 12 March 1891 – 20 July 1916 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Life and career . He was at school at Summer Fields School , Oxford and then at Eton , leaving in 1907 . On 1 June 1916 he married Pamela Cynthia Maude , the daughter of actors Cyril Maude and Winifred Emery . Congreve was 25 years old , and a Major in The Rifle Brigade ( Prince Consort ' s Own ) , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . During the period 6 July to 20 July 1916 at Longueval , France , Major Congreve constantly inspired those round him by numerous acts of gallantry . As Brigade Major he not only conducted battalions up to their positions but when the Brigade headquarters was heavily shelled he went out with the medical officer to remove the wounded to places of safety , although he himself was suffering from gas and other shell effects . He went out again on a subsequent occasion tending the wounded under heavy shell fire . Finally , on returning to the front line to ascertain the position after an unsuccessful attack , he was shot and died instantly . He was the son of General Sir Walter Norris Congreve , also a Victoria Cross awardee - they are one of only three father and son pairings to win a VC . His younger brother , Geoffrey , first of the Congreve baronets of Congreve , Staffordshire , was a distinguished sailor , awarded the DSO for a raid on Norway and killed in 1941 during a raid on the French coast . His widow bore a posthumous daughter , Mary Gloria Congreve , born 21 March 1917 . Pamela Congreve later remarried , to Brigadier the Hon . William Fraser , in 1919 . William Congreve ' s grave is at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension , France , 9 miles east of Amiens , Plot I , Row F , Grave 35 . There is also a memorial to him in the form of a plaque in Corbie church , designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum , Winchester , England .
John Vale John Vale ( August 9 , 1835 – February 4 , 1909 ) was a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor in 1897 for his bravery on February 15 , 1863 at Nolensville , Tennessee . Biography . Early life . Born in London , England , Vale grew up in the city and was employed as a store clerk at the age of 13 . In 1851 he immigrated to Le Claire , Iowa , and found employment in a sawmill . He moved to farmland he purchased near Mapleton , Minnesota in 1856 . He was there when the Civil War started . Military Service . Vale enlisted in the 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry at Rochester , Minnesota on July 15 , 1861 . Sixteen members from Company H , of which he was a member , were foraging near the town of Nolensville , Tennessee on February 15 , 1863 . Vale , then a Private , was assigned to picket duty . He watched for the Confederates as others searched farm buildings . He warned the others as 125 Confederate cavalry attacked the small detachment of Union soldiers . The Union soldiers moved to a log building for cover and returned fire . The 1st East - Tennessee Cavalry drove the confederates off . Three Union soldiers were wounded , while five Confederates were wounded . Four of the Confederate ’ s horses were killed , three horses were captured , and they also lost seven saddles and three guns . Vale was later promoted to Corporal and then to Sergeant . He re - enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer on December 15 , 1863 , and was discarged from the army on July 11 , 1865 . Later life & Death . After the war , Vale returned to the Rochester area . In 1869 he returned to Scott County , Iowa and initially farmed there . He was appointed as the chief mailing clerk for the Davenport post office in 1873 and worked there for the next 26 years . Vale married May Middleton in 1881 , and she died two years later . In 1888 he married Margaret J . Peters , and they raised two children . He was a member of various lodges and active in the Grand Army of the Republic . After he retired in 1899 he remained in Davenport . He died February 4 , 1909 , and was buried in Oakdale Cemetery . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and Organization : Private , Company H , 2d Minnesota Infantry . Place and Date : At Nolensville , Tenn . , 15 February 1863 . Entered Service At : Rochester , Minn . Birth : England . Date Of Issue : 11 September 1897 .
Harry Mordaunt Lieutenant - General Harry Mordaunt ( 29 March 1663 – 4 January 1720 ) was an English soldier . Mordaunt was a younger son of John Mordaunt , 1st Viscount Mordaunt and Elizabeth , the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey , the second son of Robert Carey , 1st Earl of Monmouth . He married , firstly , Margaret Spencer , natural daughter of Sir Thomas Spencer , 3rd Baronet and had children , including : He later married Penelope , the daughter of William Tipping of West Court at Ewelme in Oxfordshire by his wife , Elizabeth Collet . She was the niece of Sir Thomas Tipping , 1st Baronet . They had a single daughter : In November 1688 , he was appointed colonel of a regiment of foot , known by his name , which was converted to a marine regiment on 13 July 1698 and disbanded on 20 May 1699 . Another regiment of marines was raised under his colonelcy on 10 March 1702 , which was converted to infantry in May 1703 and disbanded in July 1713 .
USS Dominant ( AMc - 76 ) USS " Dominant " ( AMc - 76 ) was an " Accentor " - class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing . The wooden - hulled " Dominant " , a coastal minesweeper , was laid down 9 April 1941 by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co . , Jacksonville , Florida , launched 6 June 1941 and commissioned at Charleston , South Carolina , on 29 September 1941 . World War II service . After fitting out at Charleston , " Dominant " sailed to New London , Connecticut , and reported for duty to Commander , Submarine Force Atlantic , on 24 November 1941 . After a restricted availability at the Boston Navy Yard in February 1942 , the minesweeper returned to New London via Newport , Rhode Island , and decommissioned there on 8 March 1942 . Second assignment . Assigned to Commander , Third Naval District , the minesweeper served in a non - commissioned status out of New London until reassigned to the Fifth Naval District on 13 December 1943 for use in mine warfare tests . She served in that duty until placed out of service at Norfolk on 15 April 1946 . Inactivation . The minesweeper was stricken from the Navy List on 1 May 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 5 September 1947 .
20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 20th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 20th Wisconsin was organized at Madison , Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 23 , 1862 . The regiment was mustered out on July 14 , 1865 at Galveston , Texas . Casualties . The 20th Wisconsin suffered 5 officers and 100 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds , plus another 1 officer and 145 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 251 fatalities . Colonels . Nominal commander of the Twentieth Wisconsin was Major Henry A . Starr , a moderately successful printer from Milwaukee , blessed with courage and common sense . * ( " Fields of Blood " by Wm . L Shea )
Fokker D . V The Fokker D . V ( Fokker designation M . 22 ) was a German biplane fighter of World War I . Design and development . After the disappointing performance of his D . I through D . IV , Fokker resolved to produce a smaller , lighter rotary - powered design . The new prototype , designated M . 21 , was a development of the earlier M . 17 fighter which Fokker had produced for the Austro - Hungarian Air Service . The M . 21 featured a swept back upper wing to improve pilot view . Fokker was enthusiastic about the new aircraft , which was highly maneuverable . After the addition of a modified cowling and stringers along the fuselage sides , the aircraft was designated M . 22 . In October 1916 , " Idflieg " ordered the M . 22 into production as the D . V . Operational history . Deliveries commenced in January 1917 . Due to the low - compression Oberursel U . I , the D . V offered poor performance compared to the Albatros fighters . The D . V saw little active service and most aircraft were relegated to fighter training schools . When the Fokker Dr . I entered service in late 1917 , small numbers of D . V aircraft were issued to squadrons for use as conversion trainers . Production of the D . V totaled 216 aircraft .
Operation Büffel g World War II the name Büffel Bewegung ( Buffalo Movement in German ) was given to a series of local retreats conducted by the German Army on the Russian Front during the period 1 – 22 March 1943 . This movement eliminated the Rzhev Salient and shortened the front by 230 kilometers , releasing twenty - one divisions for use elsewhere . This allowed the Germans to create a reserve for operations elsewhere on the Eastern Front .