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VC-25A 29000 departing Ben Gurion International Airport at the conclusion of president Obama's visit to Israel, Friday, March 22nd 2013.
The blue vehicle just visible behind the telephone pole is a mid-60's Dodge Phoenix, a late-60's Dodge D5 pick-up also lives there.
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Convair C-131D-CO Samaritan To USAF Dec 15, 1954. Converted to VC-131D. To MASDC as CS087 to AMARC Oct 19, 1987. Parts go to www.cv440parts.com/
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Lieutenant George Arthur Knowland VC Grave no. 10170/Z1
The Royal Norfolk Regiment, attached No 1 Commando.
George was only 11 years of age when his mother died, and she is recorded on this set of memorial kerbs. It also appears that he had a younger brother who also died three years later. It is not known where his father was buried, as he is not in this grave with his wife and child.
George was born on the 16 Aug 1922 in Catford, Kent. He was educated at Elmwood Road School, Croydon where he won, in 1939, a scholarship to the Technical School. From there he went to the School of Fellowship of St Christopher, joined the R Norfolk Regt as a Pte in 1941 and was Commissioned later that year.
In Burma on 31st January, 1945, near Kangaw, Lieutenant Knowland was commanding the forward platoon of a Troop positioned on the extreme North of a hill which was subjected to very heavy and repeated enemy attacks throughout the whole day. Before the first attack started, Lieutenant Knowland's platoon was heavily mortared and machine gunned, yet he moved about among his men keeping them alert and encouraging them, though under fire himself at the time. When the enemy, some 300 strong in all, made their first assault they concentrated all their effects on his platoon of 24 men but in spite of the ferocity of the attack, he moved about from trench to trench distributing ammunition, and firing his rifle and throwing grenades at the enemy, often from completely exposed positions. Later, when the crew of one of his forward Bren guns had all been wounded, he sent back to troop Headquarters for another crew and ran forward to man the gun himself until they arrived. The enemy was then less than 10 yards from him in dead ground down the hill so in order to get a better field of fire, he stood on top of the trench, firing the light machine gun from his hip and successfully keeping them at a distance until a Medical Orderly had dressed and evacuated the wounded men behind him. The new Bren Gun team also became casualties on the way up and Lieutenant Knowland continued to fire the gun until another team took over. Later, when a fresh attack came in he took over a 2 inch Mortar and in spire of heavy fire and the closeness of the enemy, he stood up in the open to face them, firing the mortar from his hip and killing six of them with his first bomb. When all bombs were expended he went back through heavy grenade, mortar and machine gun fire to get more, which he fired in the same way from the open in front of his platoon positions. When those bombs were finished he went back to his own trench and still standing up fired his rifle at them. Being hard pressed and with the enemy closing in on him from only 10 yards away, he had no time to re-charge his magazine. Snatching up the Tommy gun of a casualty, he sprayed the enemy and was mortally wounded stemming this assault, though not before he had killed and wounded many of the enemy. Such was the inspiration of his magnificent heroism, that, though fourteen out of twenty-four of his platoon became casualties at an early stage, and six of his positions were over-run by the enemy, his men held on through twelve hours of continuous and fierce fighting until reinforcements arrived. If this Northern end of the hill had fallen the rest of the hill would have been endangered, the beach-head dominated by the enemy and other units farther inland cut off from their source of supplies. As it was, the final successful counter-attack was later launched from the vital ground which Lieutenant Knowland had taken such a gallant part in holding.
This Officer's action is remarkable in that a mortar fired from the hip produces significant recoil. His grave is in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma.
A selection of photos from the recent arrivals days for the last RAF Leuchars air display. The final landing of a VC-10 at Leuchars prior to retiral of the type from RAF service.
Taken during 75th Anniversary celebrations of RAF St. Athan.
One of the last making its final visit to RAF St. Athan before retirement in 2013.
She was on her second run after quite a slow but quiet 1st pass. I was lured into False sense of security as she roared past me on full thrust. Eardrums ringing.
Convair C-131D-CO Samaritan To USAF Dec 15, 1954. Converted to VC-131D. To MASDC as CS087 to AMARC Oct 19, 1987. Parts go to www.cv440parts.com/