On this day in history

[olife]

Originally Posted by Gilly

I thought I would post what I hope people here find interesting a little fact about July 1st.
Today is anniversary of what all of us who frequent here, albeit virtually, essentially enjoy.
In 1915 Leutnant Kurt Wintgens scored the first ariel kill using a synchronised gun equiped aircraft- the Fokker Eindecker. This is therefore essentially the 'genesis' moment for what has since followed in the skies of our many nations.

I thought this could become a thread for people to post interesting historical info relating to specific moments in ariel combat since this day in 1915

hello guys

kurt wintgens of the jasta 1,ace with 18 air kills was shoot down by a french pilot called alfred heurtaux (ace 21 air kills sure and 13 probably)the september 25th 1916 over the town of villers-carbonel.heurtaux fly in a spad 7 and wintgens in an halberstadt d2.

[Gilly]

July 14th 1922
One for fella's across the pond

Robin Olds, American WWII and Vietnam ace was born.
Flew P38's and P51's in WWII scoring 16 kills
Flew F4's in Vietnam. Devised and was part of 'operation Bolo' which is worth looking at. He also scored 4 kills and deliberately didn't shoot more for fear of being removed as a public asset!!!

[winny]

19th June 1940 : Hitler gives his 'Last appeal to reason' speach at the Reichstag..

"If this struggle continues, it can only end in the annihiliation of one of us. Mr Churchill thinks it will be Germany. I know it will be Britain. I am not the vanquished begging for mercy. I speak as a victor... Mr Churchill ought perhaps, for once, to believe me when I prophecy that a great empire will be destroyed - an empire which it was never my intention to destroy or even harm."

This came 3 days after Hitlers Directive No 16 - Authorised preparations for the invasion of Britain.

[dkwookie]

1943 - Rome bombed for first time by over 260 US bombers

[Soviet Ace]

Just to catch up in the last two days...

July 17, 1918

Tsar Nicolas II of Russia and his family are ordered to be executed by Bolshevik fighters.

July 18, 1936

Spanish Civil War breaks out in Spanish Morocco between the Legitimate Left Government (Republicans) and Franco's Fascist rebels.

July 19, 1940

Battle of Cape Spada between Italian and British/Australian naval ships begins north-west of Crete (To somewhat help the German invasion of Crete) with the Italian Bartolomeo Colleoni light cruiser being sunk and the British/Australian ships leaving the battle along with the single remaining Italian light cruiser.

[Gilly]

July 20th 1944
Hitler survives an assignation attempt masterminded by German Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg.

Couple from yesterday
1942
Admiral Donitz orders the last U boats to withdraw from the US coast in response to the effectiveness of the US Convoy system

1943 Yekaterina Budanova, russian female fighter ace dies (born 1916)

1940 army order 112 forms the intelligence corps of the British army

[bobbysocks]

in celebration of operation Valkyrie but this version is a little different...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opehtzq7Es