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Sir Michael Beetham's 90th Birthday
17th May 2013
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.
Dates in History
20th May 1941
Nazis Invade Crete
World War II: German paratroopers invade the Meditteranean island of Crete - the first airborne invasion of a country ever attempted.
The invasion was launched to round off Hitler's Balkan Campaign against Crete in May 1941. The Island was important to Britain's control of the Eastern Mediterranean and Churchill was determined that the Island would be held.
Nazis Invade Crete
World War II: German paratroopers invade the Meditteranean island of Crete - the first airborne invasion of a country ever attempted.
The invasion was launched to round off Hitler's Balkan Campaign against Crete in May 1941. The Island was important to Britain's control of the Eastern Mediterranean and Churchill was determined that the Island would be held.
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