On this day in history

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by Gilly

The aircraft shot down was a Morane-Saulnier flown by Capitaine Paul de Peuty who also had with him an observer a Lieutenant de Boutiny.
It is though classed as 'unrecognised' with Wintgens having to wait until July 15th to manage his first 'recognised' kill, again against a Morane-Saulnier.

Thanks Gilly. I thinks it's important to honor the fallen as well as the victorious when we remember dates like this.

2 events that stick in my mind are the bombing of Dresden on Feb 14, and the burning of Tokyo on Mar 10, 1945. Dates when countless thousands of civillians paid the ultimate price for blindly following their so-called "leadership".

[Soviet Ace]

July 5, 1950

Battle of Osan takes place between American and North Korean forces. The battles ends with an American tactical withdrawal, after North Korean T-34s finally break through the American flanks.