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Douglas Rivers Bagnall
Wing Commander (rank), Wing Commander Douglas Rivers Bagnall, (23 September 1918 – 28 December 2000) was a New Zealand-born officer in the Royal Air Force. Bagnall led a number of successful Vickers Wellington operations in support of Allied Forces Northern Europe, Allied forces in Sicily, Italy and the North African desert during the Second World War. Early life and education Douglas Rivers Bagnall was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Alfred Ernest Bagnall and Henrietta, and was educated at King's Preparatory School and King's College, Auckland, before reading commerce at Victoria University of Wellington. Career Bagnall trained as an Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and was commissioned in 1938. In May 1939 he was posted as a pilot officer to No. 216 Squadron, a bomber transport unit flying Vickers Valentia biplanes at Heliopolis in Egypt. By May 1942 he was acting squadron leader of No. 108 Squadron RAF, No. 108 Squadron, part of No. 205 Group RAF, and flying Vickers Wellington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph & Courier''. Considered a newspaper of record over '' The Times'' in the UK in the years up to 1997, ''The Telegraph'' generally has a reputation for high-quality journalism, and has been described as being "one of the world's great titles". The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", appears in the editorial pages and has featured in every edition of the newspaper since 19 April 1858. The paper had a circulation of 363,183 in December 2018, descending further until it withdrew from newspaper circulation audits in 2019, having declined almost 80%, from 1.4 million in 1980.United Newspapers PLC and Fleet Holdings PLC', Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1985), pp. 5–16. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
