A mask-less Prince Charles today met with Gurkhas and Commonwealth soldiers during a visit to RAF Fairford. The Prince of Wales spoke to soldiers taking part in Exercise Loyal Leda 2020, as he was showed around the base in Gloucestershire. While at the RAF site, the prince, who turns 72 on Saturday, met Commonwealth soldiers from … Read more
Sergeant William Robinson Clarke (pictured) was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1895 and trained as a mechanic The extraordinary story of Britain’s first black fighter pilot who paid for his own travel from Jamaica to England to fight the Germans during the First World War has emerged after his identification bracelet went up for auction. … Read more
Sergeant William Robinson Clarke (pictured) was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1895 and trained as a mechanic The ID bracelet of the first black pilot to serve with the Royal Flying Corps during World War One has been discovered and is going up for sale. Sergeant William Robinson Clarke was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in … Read more
In November 1917 the Russian Civil War broke out as several factions fought for the power to determine the country’s political future. The socialist Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin, had overthrown the provisional government as different groups battled for control. The two largest groups involved in the fighting were the communist Red Army, and … Read more