Ian Willoughby Bazalgette was born in Calgary, Alberta on October 19, 1918. Bazalgette was born into a family with distinguished family name as his great-grandfather was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Sir Joseph was famous for created a central sewer system in London. This central system was used to aid the city in getting rid of major epidemics, such as cholera. At the age of 13, Bazalgette was diagnosed with clinical tuberculosis, which is an “infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis and primarily affects the lungs”. When World War II was declared, Bazalgette enlisted as part of the Royal Artillery, which was the artillery arm of the British army. Bazalgette joined the war at 25 with something to prove. That someone who was sick, who was not supposed to survive during those times, could overcome the odds and become an influential member of the war efforts.
Quickly after the war was underway, Bazalgette transferred to the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Bazalgette wanted a challenge, and the Air Force provided him with that challenge. With his courage and determination, Bazalgette was able to fly solo within a week of starting his training and by January 24, 1942, he had completed his training. Bazalgette was readying for one of the most fascinating and experiential times in his young life. Nearly nine months later, he would transfer to an operational bomber squadron , where his missions consisted of him laying mines in the North Sea while flying the Vickers Wellington. (cite) When compared to its previous designs, the Vickers Wellington provided higher performance rates however; it was a “slow aircraft, with limited ceiling and a small bomb load that made this aircraft outdated”. ...
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On July 1, 1943, Bazalgette would become a decorated airman during his first ten successful missions on the Avro Lancaster where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. This award was given to officers for “an act of valor, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy”. Then on August 17, 1945, a year after his death, Bazalgette was awarded the Victoria Cross, the only airmen from Alberta to receive one. The London Gazette wrote “The King has been graciously pleased to confer the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned officer in recognition of the most conspicuous bravery”. Bazalgette would receive the Victoria Cross for his efforts in the bombing of Trossy St. Maximin. Bazalgette would die on August 4, 1944 and his grave is located at Senantes Churchyard, which is near Beauvais, France.
Officially credited with 80 air combat victories, 26 year old Manfred von Richthofen (“The Red Baron”) was not only Germany’s greatest Ace, but the greatest Ace of World War 2. Despite the fact that he was killed nearly 100 years ago on 21 April 1918, the question still remains: Who killed Manfred von Richthofen? While the kill was credited to be the work of Captain Roy Brown, a Canadian pilot, there are reasons to believe that the Baron was killed at the hands of a different soldier. Sergeant Cedric Popkin, of the 24th Australian Machine Gun Company is the man who was most likely to have shot his plane down. Not only was Cedric within the range the bullet was shot from, but bullet trajectory and evidence from the official autopsy comes
Peter Salem : a slave who was freed by his owner, Jeremiah Belknap, to join the Framingham militia in Massachusetts. He was a patriot for over seven years, supporting the Americans fight the British, and became a militia himself and served for four years and eight months. In 1775, Peter took part in fighting the war’s first battle at Concord. He enrolled in Captain Drury’s Company of John Nixon’s 6th Massachusetts Regiment. He also took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, where he mortally wounded British Marine Major, John Pitcairn. Then in 1776, he reenlisted for another year in the 4th Continental Regiment. After his enlistment was over, he volunteer for three years in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment of Colonel Thomas Nixon. Achievement : Contribute to Concord battle(1775), Battle of the Bunker Hill(1775), and the Battles of Saratoga and Stony Point(1777).
...ation he gave black people hope to fly and all through the war, the airmen commanded by Davis had compiled an exceptional record in combat against the Luftwaffe. They flew more than 15,00 sorties, shot down 111 enemy planes, and destroyed or damaged 273 on the ground at a cost of 66 of their own planes and losing only about twenty-five bombers.
Sberna, Robert. House of Horrors: The Shocking True Story of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Strangler. Kent, Ohio: Black Squirrel Books, 2012. Print.
When you think your average baseball player, what do you think of? The player usually has all of his arms, legs, and no physical disabilities. Anyone who plays baseball would think it is hard to imagine that a person born without a right arm is able to play the game and let only be able to be a pitcher. Jim Abbott faces all the odds and has ten-year career in the major leagues. Abbott had to faces many obstacles throughout life and his playing career. Jim Abbott grew up being picked on since he didn’t have a right arm. When Abbott was younger he would use a steel hook as right hand and other children were afraid of him. Also, they called him names like Mr. Hook.
Following his death James received the Star Award, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Boniface Wimmer is regarded as one of the greatest missionaries of the nineteenth century. His mission was to establish a Benedictine monastery abroad in the United States to help the thousands of Catholic Germans who fled from their homeland in search of a better life. “Today, there are over thirty Abbeys and monasteries that take their root from Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B.” With the grace of God, Boniface Wimmer succeeded. He was considered to be a “man on a mission.” His tenacious attitude aided him in spreading the mission of the Benedictine Order across the Atlantic Ocean. The Benedictines were seen not only as missionaries, but also as teachers and priests. The strong sense of bonding and connection within the community was vital to the Benedictine Order then, as it still is today.
In the initial phase of the planning, the Army practiced flying B-25 Michells on an airfield meant to simulate the flight deck of a naval aircraft carrier (WorldWar2.com). Eventually the takeoffs were attempted on an actual aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet (WorldWar2.com). The problem they had to solve was to reduce the weight of the bombers so they could take-off from the flight deck of the carrier (WorldWar2.com). When it was determined that pilots could overcome this obstacle, the command of the project was given to Lieutenant Cornel James Doolittle (Shepherd). Doolittle was the most accomplished aviator of his generation, from his PhD in aeronautics to his daring stunt flying career (Shepherd)....
The British were outnumbered 900 fighters to 640 fighters plus the Germans had an additional 1,300 bombers. With these statistics, the Luftwaffe thought that they would have a very easy time defeating the Royal Air Force. Even though the British were outnumbered, they had a few advantages that the Luftwaffe was unaware of. First, they develope...
"The British strategic bomber campaign was of doubtful cost effectiveness" . Bomber Command was by far the largest claimant on labour and factory space within the armed forces. Relative to their size they suffered more casualties than any other sector.
Following the bi-planes, the bomber design took great change. In a Unites States Army Air Corp or USAAC competition in 1934, they were looking for a new plane that could provide defense and better qualities than the current service plane, the Keystone bi-plane bomber. (Boeing B-17 Flying) Boeing came up with the design and built the B-17 and won the competition. The plane was not a bi-plane, but a single winged, nine cylinder radial engine plane that could carry a normal cargo storage of 25 tons and could fly a distance of 2 thousand miles. (Boeing B-17 Flying) The plane had been described by a German test pilot who flew a captured B-17 who said “the aircraft was easy to fly and land. When one had become accustomed...
Aloysius “Louis” Baumann was a businessman who truly cared for the well being of his customers as well as his family. He was born on August 22nd, 1863 in Hirschau, Bavaria in southeast Germany. Louis accompanied his parents, Joseph and Anna, on the long journey to settle on a farm near the town of Branch in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Throughout the duration of his early years, Louis attended public school, dabbled in carpentry and assisted his family on the farm. In 1885 he moved to a farm north of Hewitt, Wisconsin. During the next four years, in May 1886, Louis married Anna Meidl, a girl born in Newmark, Bohemia, and had their first child, Theresa, in 1887. In 1889 Louis Baumann purchased a property on North Central Avenue in Marshfield, Wisconsin to build a saloon and hall. Sanger, or Singer, Hall became a community gathering place and was later renamed to Baumann’s Hall as the business prospered.
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Many have heard of the Tuskegee Airmen and their accomplishments. They were a group of African American fighter pilots. They proved to be quite vital to the success of World War II. What many people may not know is the Tuskegee Airmen had several squadrons which fought throughout Europe during the war. The most famous squadron was the 332nd fighter squadron, they were commonly known as the Red Tails. Charles McGee was among those men apart of the Red Tail squadron. Charles McGee is one of most notable men in the Red Tails due to his accomplishments throughout the war. I will be explaining his life and all of his accomplishments throughout this paper on famous individuals in aviation.
Vivien’s specific and generalized anxiety disorder can be treated using CBT (i.e. controlled outcome) or pharmacologically (benzodiazepines such as Xanax). Closer attention should be paid if benzodiazepine treatment is recommended due to the high risk of patients becoming dependent on the drug. Regardless of what pharmacological treatment is prescribed, psychological treatment aimed at reducing Vivien’s depression symptoms (sadness, crying, and embarrassment), avoidance behaviour, negative feelings (resentment towards boss and certain co-workers), soothing somatic cues, and reducing the patient’s expectation of future panic episodes. Psychological treatment could be a mixture of supportive and behavioural in nature to ensure that Vivien will initiate contact with threatening and anxiety provoking situations in the social environment.