1194 – King Richard I gave Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 1230 William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny was hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great. 1335 Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, became Duke… more →
Homepaddockwrote 2 weeks ago: The legendary Sopwith Camel, the aircraft flown by WWI aces and one of the most recognisable British … more →
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wrote 1 month ago: The Red Baron is Shot Down and Killed ABOVE: The Red Baron On this day in 1918, Manfred von R … more →
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wrote 8 months ago: Did you know that it was on this day in 1683 that Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Roy … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Below is the final scene from the Roger Corman film Von Richthofen and Brown (1971) about German ace … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Baronul Rosu – Primul vânator al Cerului autor: Nicu Pârlog Baronul Rosu a fost unul dintre acele pe … more →
wrote 1 year ago: On this day in 1918 after two years of terrorising the skies and shooting down at least 80 allied ai … more →
wrote 1 year ago: On the 21st of April – Manfred von Richthofen, aka the Red Barron, German WWI flying ace par e … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, a World War I ace German pilot is such an iconic figure that … more →
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