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Douglas McGregor (aviator)
Captain Douglas Urquhart McGregor was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with 12 official aerial victories. Early life Douglas Urquhart McGregor was the son of Doctor John O. McGregor. The younger McGregor attended McGill University and played on their Redmen football team during the early years of World War I. World War I McGregor joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. He sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia for England aboard the ''Corsican'' on 25 September 1916. He was commissioned as a temporary probational second lieutenant on 6 October 1916. On 7 December 1916, in a mistaken attempt to correct his name, the ''London Gazette'' changed his middle name to "Urchart". After being trained, McGregor joined 23 Squadron at Baisieux on 20 April 1917 as a Spad VII pilot. He survived Bloody April to begin his streak of aerial successes on 13 May 1917. On that day, he teamed with Conn Standish O'Grady to set a German Albatros D.III aflame in midair. On 6 June at dawn, he shot up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterdown
Waterdown was a hardcore punk and post-hardcore band from Osnabrück, Germany. The band emerged onto the scene in 1999 under the formation of: Axel Pralat (guitar), Marcel Bischoff (vocals), Jörg Schwoeppe (drums), Christian Kruse (bass), Holger Behrens (guitar), and Ingo Rieser (vocals). The band was signed to Victory Records up until the mid-2000s. The band's first release was ''Never Kill the Boy on the First Date'', which put them on the map in both Europe and America.Haymes, Greg. (August 16, 2001) Albany Times Union. Victory Tour Ed Hamell is Back Performing After Recovering from a Serious Car Accident.' Section: PREVIEW; Page 4. (writing, A "favorite album title of recent weeks comes from German hardcore combo Waterdown. ... The title? "Never Kill the Boy on the First Date."). This was followed by their second release ''The Files You Have on Me''. They then toured until one of their vocalists (Bischoff) left the group in 2004. Eventually they found their current singer, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |