The 10 Oldest European Airports Still In Operation
S ome of the oldest operating airports in the United States date back to the Wright Brothers. But what about Europe? Europe was the origin of human flight, which occurred in Franc ...
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Oxford college to honour WW1 German soldiers
An Oxford college wants to commemorate all those connected to it who died in World War One, irrespective of the country they died fighting for. The Queen's College currently has 121 names on its ...
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Century-old LEMON used by German spy to send secret messages from Britain in invisible ink during WW1 goes on display
A 110-year-old lemon used by a German WW1 spy to send secret messages from Britain with invisible ink is going on display in MI5’s first ever public exhibition. The blackened and flattened fruit ...
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When South Africa fought the Germans
In late August 1978 I was on a troop train bound for Grootfontein in Namibia on route to the Border War. I was just eighteen years old and it was a relief being out of the oppressive and abusive ...