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Itteringham
Itteringham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Itteringham is located north-west of Aylsham and north of Norwich. History Itteringham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for ''Ytra's'' homestead. In the Domesday Book, Itteringham is listed as a settlement of 9 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I and William de Warenne. Itteringham Watermill was built in 1722 and was used by Royal Air Force officers as dormitories and a mess hall whilst serving at RAF Matlaske. Geography According to the 2021 census, Itteringham has a population of 121 people which shows a decrease from the 125 people recorded in the 2011 census. Mid Air Collision, 1980 Major Stephen Kaatz and 38 year old Lt-Col William Harold Olson flew to RAF Wainfleet, and collided in mid-air at around 2,000ft, both in their Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Warenne, 1st Earl Of Surrey
William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Lord of Lewes, Seigneur de Varennes (died 1088), was a Norman nobleman created Earl of Surrey under William II Rufus. He is among the few known from documents to have fought under William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. At the time of Domesday Book in 1086 he held extensive lands in 13 counties, including the Rape of Lewes, a tract now divided between the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. Early career William was a son of Rodulf or Ralph de Warenne and Emma and reported to have descended from a sibling of Duchess Gunnor, wife of Duke Richard I. Chronicler Robert of Torigni reported, in his additions to the '' Gesta Normannorum Ducum'' of William of Jumièges, that William de Warenne and Anglo-Norman baron Roger de Mortimer were both sons of an unnamed niece of Gunnor. Unfortunately Robert's genealogies are somewhat confused – elsewhere he gives Roger as the son of William and yet again makes bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer, and the largest town is North Walsham. The district also includes the towns of Fakenham, Holt, Norfolk, Holt, Sheringham, Stalham and Wells-next-the-Sea, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The district lies on the north coast of Norfolk, facing the North Sea, with much of its coastline lying within the Norfolk Coast AONB, Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Some south-eastern parts of the district lie within The Broads. The neighbouring districts are Borough of Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, Breckland District, Breckland, Broadland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering seven former districts which were all abolished at the same time: *Cromer Urban district (England and Wales), Urban District *Erpingham Rural District *North Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Wainfleet
RAF Wainfleet was a Royal Air Force weapons range on The Wash on the east coast of England near Wainfleet, in the civil parish of Friskney, although the north-east part of the range was in Wainfleet St Mary. Other ranges nearby include RAF Holbeach, also on The Wash, and RAF Donna Nook. It was also known as The Wash (North side) Bombing Range. It was only a few miles south-west of Gibraltar Point. History The range opened to aerial operations in August 1938; but had previously been used as a range from 1890 by the 1st Lincolnshire Artillery. However, there is evidence that the area was in use for military practice as far back as Napoleonic times when the River Steeping was navigable and Wainfleet itself was an important harbour. During the 1920s and 1930s it was also used by the RAF and Royal Artillery. Thrangewas administered by RAF Coningsby as an Air Weapons Range within RAF Strike Command. During the Second World War, it was used by 617 Squadron to test the Stabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikorsky MH-53
The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a retired long-range special operations and combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. The HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" was initially developed to replace the Sikorsky S-61R, HH-3E "Jolly Green Giant". The U.S. Air Force's MH-53J/M fleet was retired in September 2008."MH-53s fly final combat missions" US Air Force, 1 October 2008. Design and development [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
