Hawker P.1081
A swept-wing jet fighter prototype developed from the P.1052 and used for high-speed research relevant to later combat aircraft.
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Piaggio P.108
An Italian four-engine heavy bomber produced in small numbers during World War II.
SNCAC NC 1080
A French single-engine naval fighter prototype developed for a postwar carrier requirement.
Bay of Pigs invasion begins
In the early 1960s, United States leaders sought to topple the new Cuban government through covert means rather than open war. On April 17th, 1961, a force of Cuban exiles, trained and supported by American agencies, landed along Cuba’s southern coast at the Bay of Pigs. The plan called for air strikes, a beachhead, and hoped-for uprisings inside the country, but execution problems and rapid government response under
Bristol Beaufort
A British monoplane designed for general reconnaissance and torpedo bombing and subsequently used across several maritime theaters.
Alexander Scott
Alexander Scott — Corporal U.S. Army Civil War Monocacy, Maryland, USA
Alfred Jacob Sellers
Alfred Jacob Sellers — Major U.S. Army Civil War Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Daily
Charles Daily — Private U.S. Army Indian Campaigns Vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona, USA
Conrad Schmidt
Conrad Schmidt — First Sergeant U.S. Army Civil War Winchester, Virginia, USA
Cyrus Sears
Cyrus Sears — First Lieutenant U.S. Army Civil War Iuka, Mississippi, USA
David George Ouellet
David George Ouellet — Seaman U.S. Navy Vietnam War Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam
David Lafayette Smith
David Lafayette Smith — Sergeant U.S. Army Civil War Warwick Courthouse, Virginia, USA
Ebenezer Skellie
Ebenezer Skellie — Corporal U.S. Army Civil War Chapin's Farm, Virginia, USA
George Schneider
George Schneider — Sergeant U.S. Army Civil War Petersburg, Virginia, USA
James M. Seitzinger
James M. Seitzinger — Private U.S. Army Civil War Cold Harbor, Virginia, USA
James Martinus Schoonmaker
James Martinus Schoonmaker — Colonel U.S. Army Civil War Winchester, Virginia, USA
John Haddoo
John Haddoo — Corporal U.S. Army Indian Campaigns Cedar Creek, etc., Montana, USA
John Mcallister Schofield
John Mcallister Schofield — Major U.S. Army Civil War Wilson's Creek, Missouri, USA