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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
19th May 1588
Spanish Armada sets Sail
Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon in Portugal to attack England.
The subsequent defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. The running battle along the Channel between the nimble English ships and the lumbering Spanish galleons has achieved almost legendary status.
Spanish Armada sets Sail
Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon in Portugal to attack England.
The subsequent defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. The running battle along the Channel between the nimble English ships and the lumbering Spanish galleons has achieved almost legendary status.
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