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Sir Michael Beetham's 90th Birthday
17th May 2013
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Stay the distance
Sir Michael Beetham enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the Royal Air Force. He joined the RAF as a pilot in 1941 and was awarded the DFC whilst serving with Bomber Command during 1943/44. Remaining in the post-war RAF, a number of flying and staff appointments followed

Read more about his supremely successful military career in Stay the distance at the special price of £19.00.



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21st May 1809
Battle of Aspern-Essling

In the Battle of Aspern-Essling Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were driven back by the Austrians under Archduke Charles. The battle was the first time Napoleon had been personally defeated in over a decade.
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