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Boeing Bird of Prey The Boeing Bird of Prey was a black project aircraft , intended to demonstrate stealth technology . It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s . The company provided $ 67 million of funding for the project ; it was a low - cost program compared to many other programs of similar scale . It developed technology and materials which would later be used on Boeing ' s X - 45 unmanned combat air vehicle . As an internal project , this aircraft was not given an X - plane designation . There are no public plans to make this a production aircraft . It is characterized as a technology demonstrator . Design and development . Development of the Bird of Prey began in 1992 by McDonnell Douglas ' s Phantom Works division for special projects , at Area 51 . The aircraft ' s name is a reference to the Klingon Bird of Prey warship from the " Star Trek " television series . Phantom Works later became part of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems after the Boeing – McDonnell Douglas merger in 1997 . The first flight was in 1996 , and 39 more flights were performed through the program ' s conclusion in 1999 . The Bird of Prey was designed to prevent shadows and is believed to have been used to test active camouflage , which would involve its surfaces changing color or luminosity to match the surroundings . Because it was a demonstration aircraft , the Bird of Prey used a commercial off - the - shelf turbofan engine and manual hydraulic controls rather than fly - by - wire . This shortened the development time and greatly reduced its cost . ( A production aircraft would have computerized controls . ) The shape is aerodynamically stable enough to be flown without computer correction . Its aerodynamic stability is in part due to lift provided by the chines , as used in other aircraft including the SR - 71 Blackbird . This provided lift for the nose in flight . This configuration , which can be stable without a horizontal tailplane and a conventional vertical rudder , is now a standard in later stealth unmanned aerial vehicle s such as the X - 45 and X - 47 , tailless aircraft which use drag rudder s ( asymmetrically - used wingtip airbrakes ) for rudder control . The aircraft was made public on October 18 , 2002 . Aircraft on display . The Bird of Prey was put on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton , Ohio on July 16 , 2003 . It is now on display at the Museum ' s Modern Flight Gallery , along with the XF - 85 Goblin and the Boeing X - 45A , it is the only experimental aircraft that has not been moved to the Museum ' s Research & Development Gallery .
Charge of Burkel The Charge of Burkel ( ) was a skirmish between Belgian and German forces in October 1918 , during the First World War . It is notable as the last cavalry charge in Western Europe . Background . The Belgian Cavalry Division was stationed on the Western Front as an infantry formation , with its horses kept near the front for supply purposes . The Charge . In the afternoon of the 19 October , Major Van Strydonck in command of a section of the 1st Regiment of Guides received orders to " cross the enemy lines by surprise . Once arrived at Burkel , attack the enemy from behind . . . " The first group of the regiment , under Colonel Jooris , was stopped by machine gun fire and was forced to continue the battle on foot , calling on artillery fire to help create a breach . To the cry of " Forward , my children . . . for the king ! " the cavalry charged the enemy lines at 16 : 30 . The charge was headed by two armoured cars . After advancing in silence , they charged the German positions in the forest of Burkel . The first line of trenches was overwhelmed by the charge , allowing the cavalry to ride more than three kilometers further before confronting the second line of German machine guns . As the armoured cars had been immobilized , the cavalry were ordered to attack the second line of machine guns on foot . By 17 : 00 , the Germans , who had been taken off balance by the charge , began to retreat . Aftermath . The charge was celebrated in Belgium and the battle honour " Burkel " added to the standard of the 1st Guides . Van Strydonck , who had commanded the charge , was made a Baron and given the title " de Burkel " in recognition of his heroisim . During the Second World War , he would serve as commander of the Free Belgian Forces in the United Kingdom .
28 cm SK L / 50 gun The 28 cm SK L / 50 was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II . Originally a naval gun , it was adapted for land service after World War I . Description . The 28 cm SK L / 50 gun weighed , had an overall length of and its bore length was . Although designated as , its actual caliber was . It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block , or " wedge " , as it is sometimes referred to , breech design rather than the interrupted screw used commonly used in heavy guns of other nations . This required that the propellant charge be loaded in a metal , usually brass , case which provides obduration i . e . seals the breech to prevent escape of the expanding propellant gas . Coast defense guns . In this role a dedicated C / 37 Coastal Mounting was utilised . Battery Coronel at Borkum , Germany mounted 4 guns and Battery Grosser Kurfürst at Framzelle , France mounted 4 .
William H . Blair William H . Blair ( July 16 , 1821 – December 7 , 1888 ) was a Captain and company commander in the 51st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry , Colonel and commander of the 179th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry , and a Union Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War . Blair was buried at the Union Cemetery in Bellefonte .
Baba Vida Baba Vida ( ) is a medieval fortress in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and the town ' s primary landmark . It consists of two fundamental walls and four towers and is said to be the only entirely preserved medieval castle in the country . The construction of the fortress began in the 10th century at the place of an Ancient Roman watchtower . The building of Baba Vida is tied to a legend , according to which a Danubian Bulgarian king who ruled at Vidin had three daughters : Vida , Kula and Gamza . Prior to his death , he divided his realm among the three . Vida , the eldest , was given Vidin and the lands north to the Carpathians , Kula was awarded Zaječar and the Timok Valley , and Gamza was to rule the lands west up to the Morava . Although Gamza and Kula married to drunkard and warlike nobles , Vida remained unmarried and built the fortress in her city . The name of the castle means " Granny Vida " . Baba Vida served as Vidin ' s main defensive installation during the course of the Middle Ages and acted as the most important fortress of northwestern Bulgaria . The Baba Vida stronghold stood an eight - month - long siege by Byzantine forces led by Basil II , but was destroyed and once again erected during the rule of Ivan Stratsimir , as whose capital it served . Between 1365 and 1369 , the fortress was in Hungarian hands . Vidin was suddenly attacked by the forces of Louis I of Hungary , but it took several months to conquer Baba Vida . In 1369 , Ivan Sratsimir managed to regain control of his capital , albeit having to remain under Hungarian overlordship . In 1388 , the Ottomans invaded Sratsimir ' s lands and forced him to become their vassal . In 1396 , he joined an anti - Ottoman crusade led by the King of Hungary , Sigismund , placing his resources at the crusaders ' disposal . The crusade ended in the disastrous Battle of Nicopolis at Nikopol , Bulgaria , with the Ottomans capturing most of Sratsimir ' s domains shortly thereafter , in 1397 . The fortress played a role during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria , serving as a weapon warehouse and a prison , as it has been no longer used for defensive purposes since the end of the 18th century . Today , Baba Vida is a fortress - museum , where finds and intelligence about its history are kept . Being a popular tourist attraction , the fortress has been restored to its former appearance .
HMS Flora ( 1893 ) HMS " Flora " was an " Astraea " class cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 21 November 1893 . She was constructed under the Naval Defence Act of 1889 along with several other " Astraea " class cruisers . The " Flora " was eventually decommissioned in 1922 . Operational History . HMS Flora served , under the command of Commodore A . L . Groome , and later of Captain F . S . Pelham , a commission as senior officer´s ship on the South - East Coast of America Station until June 1901 , when she returned to Devonport to pay off . Wreck . HMS " Flora " was the subject of a famous salvage operation after running aground in 1903 . War service . In 1914 , just prior to the World War I , the " Flora " was placed on the sale list and remained on harbour service for the majority of the conflict . In April 1915 " Flora " was renamed TS " Indus II " . She was sold on 12 December 1922 and was broken up at Dover .
585th Bombardment Squadron The 585th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last was assigned to the 394th Bombardment Group , stationed at Bolling Field , District of Columbia . It was inactivated on 31 March 1946 . History . Activated as a B - 26 Marauder medium bombardment squadron in mid - 1943 . Trained under Third Air Force and deployed to European Theater of Operations in March 1944 . Initially being stationed in England and assigned to IX Bomber Command , Engaged in tactical bombardment of enemy targets in Occupied Europe initially from stations in England , then after D - Day , moved to Advanced Landing Ground s in France and Belgium ; advancing eastward as Allied ground forces advanced . Supported Eighth Air Force strategic bombardment missions over Nazi Germany and Occupied Europe ; striking enemy airfields to obtain maximum interference in Luftwaffe day interceptor attacks on heavy bomber formations returning to England . Also participated in Western Allied Invasion of Germany , March – April 1945 , combat ending with German Capitation in May 1945 . Became part of the United States Air Forces in Europe performing occupation duty in Germany while squadron demobilized personnel in 1945 . Squadron reassigned to the United States as a paper unit , inactivated in March 1946 .
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Phoenix in Maricopa County , Arizona . It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005 , had 43 , 672 interments . History . A state law passed in 1976 , by then Governor Raul Hector Castro , authorized the creation of a large veteran ' s cemetery . The location in Phoenix was chosen and the cemetery was dedicated on December 9 , 1978 . The first interment took place the following spring . It was officially transferred to the control of the Department of Veterans Affairs and became a National Cemetery in 1989 . In 1999 , over 13 million dollars was spent on improving the facilities and developing the area with the intent of serving the burial needs of veterans until the year 2030 .
George R . Latham George Robert Latham ( March 9 , 1832 – December 16 , 1917 ) was a nineteenth - century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia and colonel of Company B of the 2nd West Virginia Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War . Biography . Born near Haymarket , Virginia , Latham attended common schools as a child , studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859 , commencing practice in Grafton , Virginia ( now West Virginia ) . He was a delegate to the Wheeling Convention in 1861 and during the Civil War served in the Union Army as captain of Company B of the 2nd West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment . Latham was later promoted to colonel before being elected an Unconditional Unionist to the United States House of Representatives in 1864 , serving from 1865 to 1867 . Afterwards , he was appointed consul at Melbourne , Australia in 1867 , serving until 1870 , was school superintendent of Upshur County , West Virginia from 1875 to 1877 and supervisor of census for the first census division of West Virginia . Latham engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death in Buckhannon , West Virginia on December 16 , 1917 . He was interred in Heavner Cemetery in Buckhannon .
William H . Macomb Commodore William Henry Alexander Macomb ( 6 June 1819 – 12 August 1872 ) was an officer in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War . Biography . Born in Michigan , Macomb was the son of Major General Alexander Macomb , who served as commanding general of the United States Army . He joined the navy in 1834 as a Midshipman , and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1847 . He married Mary Eiza Stanton ( his sister ' s step - daughter ) on 17 January 1844 in Fort Hamilton , New York . Macomb served with distinction during the Civil War , being promoted to Commander in 1862 . He took part in the riverine warfare along the Mississippi , commanded " Shamrock " in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron , led the naval force which captured Plymouth , North Carolina , and led an expedition up the Roanoke River in North Carolina . For his gallantry in action with the North Atlantic Squadron , he was promoted to Captain in 1866 , and finally to Commodore in 1870 . Commodore Macomb died in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Namesake . In 1941 , the destroyer USS " Macomb " ( DD - 458 ) was named in honor of Commodore Macomb and his first cousin , Rear Admiral David B . Macomb ( 1827 – 1911 ) .
Edwin Goodrich Edwin Goodrich ( March 22 , 1843 – November 26 , 1910 ) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown , Virginia on October 19 , 1864 . The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan ’ s Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley . Goodrich enlisted in the Army from Westfield , New York in November 1861 . He was commissioned as an officer in February 1864 , and mustered out with his regiment in July 1865 . Medal of Honor citation . “ The President of the United States of America , in the name of Congress , takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Edwin Goodrich , United States Army , for extraordinary heroism on November , 1864 , while serving with Company D , 9th New York Cavalry , in action at Cedar Creek , Virginia . While the command was falling back , First Lieutenant Goodrich returned , and in the face of the enemy rescued a sergeant from under his fallen horse . ”
Battle of Aylesford The Battle of Aylesford or Epsford ( ) was a battle between Britons and Anglo - Saxons recorded in the " Anglo - Saxon Chronicle " and the " Historia Brittonum " . Both sources concur that it involved the Anglo - Saxon leaders Hengist and Horsa on one side and the family of Vortigern on the other , but neither says who won the battle . It was fought near Aylesford in Kent . History . The 9th - century " Anglo - Saxon Chronicle " mentions the battle in the entry for 455 . According to the text , the Anglo - Saxon leaders Hengist and Horsa fought Vortigern , King of the Britons , in the battle . Horsa was slain , and Hengist and his son Oisc became the Kings of Kent : The " Historia Brittonum " , also written in the 9th century , contains a variant account of the battle . Chapters 43 – 45 indicate that Vortigern ' s son Vortimer , not Vortigern himself , rose against the Saxons and engaged them in four battles . The third of these battles was fought " at the Ford , in their language called " Epsford " , though in ours " Set thirgabail " . " At this battle Horsa fell , as did Vortimer ' s brother Catigern . The " Historia " does not say who won the battle , saying specifically that during Vortimer ' s campaign the Saxons " sometimes extended their boundaries by victory , and sometimes were conquered and driven back . " According to the text , the Britons successfully ousted the Saxons at the fourth battle , fought " near the stone on the shore of the Gallic sea " . However , Vortimer ' s death shortly after ensured the victory was short lived . The " Anglo - Saxon Chronicle " account is similarly grim for the Britons , saying that they were forced to forsake Kent for good following Hengest and Oisc ' s bloody victory at Crayford in 457 . Two Neolithic chamber tomb s near Aylesford , Kit ' s Coty House and White Horse Stone , are identified in local tradition as the burial places of Catigern and Horsa respectively .
Operation Ancient Babylon Operation Ancient Babylon ( Italian : " Operazione Antica Babilonia " ) was the code name given to the deployment of Italian forces during the Iraq War . Their mission lasted from 15 July 2003 to 1 December 2006 . The troops were located in and around Nasiriyah . Italy lost 33 soldiers during the mission , most of them in the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing .
SMX - 25 SMX - 25 ( the informal name of a diving frigate ) is a 21st - century gun - ship being developed by the French ship building company , DCNS . It is a hybrid between a surface ship and a submarine . It is 110 metres long and displaces 3000 tons . The submerged body is an elongated knife - like form , optimized for high speed when moving on the surface . Its main feature is the ability to quickly travel to distant places and then strike from under water . SMX - 25 is to be armed with 16 multi - function missile s , capable of striking submarine and surface targets with four torpedo tubes . The ship , which looks like a spindle with a massive superstructure , will be automated . One version ship will implement stealth technology to enable it carry out reconnaissance and insert sabotage groups of up to 10 people .
Gerald Pilditch Lieutenant Gerald Pilditch was a South African World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories . He won a Military Cross on 11 April 1918 . On 11 June , he rescued American pilot Lieutenant J . H . Ackermann from six German fighters . Pilditch shot down one , and possibly two , of the three Germans who were on the wounded American ' s tail . References . " Above the Trenches Supplement : A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces " . Christopher F . Shores , Norman L . R . Franks , Russell Guest . Grub Street , 1996 . ISBN 1 - 898697 - 39 - 6 , ISBN 978 - 1 - 898697 - 39 - 8
Kosmos 2484 Kosmos 2484 ( meaning " Cosmos 2484 " ) is a Russia n military store - dump communications satellite launched in 2013 , together with Kosmos 2483 and Kosmos 2482 . This satellite is a Strela - 3M / Rodnik satellite , a modification of the civilian Gonets satellites . Kosmos 2484 was launched from site 133 / 3 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia . A rokot carrier rocket with a Briz - KM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 16 : 24 UTC on 15 January 2013 . The launch successfully placed the satellite into low earth orbit . It subsequently received its Kosmos designation , and the international designator 2013 - 001C . The United States Strategic Command ( the successor of the United States Space Command ) assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 39059 . The launch was postponed from 8 December 2012 and was the first launch of a Rokot since the 28 July 2012 launch of Kosmos 2481 , another Rodnik .
Pierse Long Pierse Long ( 1739 – April 13 , 1789 ) was an American merchant from Portsmouth , New Hampshire . He served as a colonel of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War and served as a New Hampshire delegate to the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786 . Pierse was the son of an Irish immigrant ( also Pierse ) who had originally traded with Portsmouth merchants from Ireland . Around 1730 , he moved to Portsmouth to open a store . In Portsmouth , Pierse Sr . married and had two daughters and a son , Pierse , who was born in 1739 . He died only a year or two later . Young Pierse received a limited education , then was apprenticed to another merchant , Robert Trail . After his apprenticeship , Pierse became a merchant in his own right , exporting timber to the West Indies and importing goods from England and Ireland . He prospered in business and became active in the militia and in civic affairs . As the Revolution neared , he became a member of Portsmouth ' s . In 1774 , he participated in the raid that removed gunpowder from Fort William and Mary . The following year , the town sent him to the revolutionary Provincial Congress held at Exeter . As New Hampshire reorganized the militia in preparation for war , he was named colonel of the Continental Army regiment raised in New Castle , New Hampshire called Long ' s Regiment . During the Saratoga campaign of 1777 , he led the bulk of his regiment in the withdrawal from Fort Ticonderoga . They successfully delayed the British at the Battle of Fort Ann on July 8 . Very soon thereafter , their enlistment terms expired , and most of the regiment was discharged . Long and a few of his men fought as volunteers in the Battle of Saratoga as a part of Enoch Poor ' s brigade . But , by the end of the year , he returned home to Portsmouth . He was confined to his home for nearly half a year by illness before resuming his mercantile activities . In 1784 , New Hampshire named him as a delegate to the Continental Congress . In congress , he was active in developing some of the proposals for dealing with western lands . While not passed at the time , many of these became part of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 . On his return to New Hampshire , he served on the state council from 1786 until 1789 . He was a member of the State ' s convention that ratified the U . S . Constitution in 1788 . Long died at home in Portsmouth on April 13 , 1789 and is buried in the Proprietor ' s Burying Ground there .
Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( Shipbuilding and Logistics ) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( Shipbuilding and Logistics ) was a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy . The Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( Shipbuilding and Logistics ) oversaw the building of ships for the United States Navy and other logistical matters . The office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( Shipbuilding and Logistics ) was abolished in 1990 , when it was merged with the office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( Research , Engineering and Systems ) to form the new office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( Research , Development and Acquisitions ) .