The Avro Lancaster prototype was flown for the first time at RAF Ringway in Cheshire, England. It would become the most successful RAF bomber of the Second World War.

"1951: Communist forces to re-take Seoul Chinese and North Korean troops are reported to be close to capturing the South Korean capital of Seoul for the second time since the […]

Private Robert Cruickshank was awarded the Victoria Cross for heroic actions under heavy fire east of the Jordan River in Palestine.