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Wings Over Kabul – The First Airlift
''Wings over Kabul: The First Airlift'', is a book by Anne Baker and Air Chief Marshall Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman, detailing the Kabul airlift of 1928–1929. It was published in 1975 by William Kimber & Co. Limited with a foreword provided by William Dickson. Baker's father, Sir Geoffrey Salmond, was head of the Royal Air force in India at the time of the airlift, and directed the rescue. Told mainly through official documents, letters and memoirs, including some from Sir Francis Humphrys, British minister in Kabul based at the British legation in 1928, the book pieces together the stories of the 84 air missions that successfully airlifted 586 civilians and officials from Kabul between 23 December 1928 and 25 February 1929, in what has been described by David Jordan, reader in defence studies at King's College, as the first significant use of airpower in an insurgency campaign. Sir William Hildred noted it to be a well documented record of one of the Royal Air Force's h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Baker (biographer)
Anne Baker (''née'' Salmond; born 14 May 1914) is a British writer of historical biographies, fundraiser and supercentenarian. Biography Baker was born Anne Salmond just before the outbreak of World War I, the daughter of Sir Geoffrey Salmond who later became the professional head of the Royal Air Force. She was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and lived with her father and mother in both Egypt and India. She married Valentine Baker (1910–1979) and has five children. She lives in Salisbury and turned 100 in May 2014. Baker received a merit award from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) at the charity's Salisbury fundraising branch on 28 April 2017 for more than 50 years of volunteer work. In July 2019, she was reportedly still fundraising at the age of 105. Baker was awarded an MBE in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to the NSPCC. In May 2024, she turned 110. She was deemed the oldest person in Wiltshire. Works *''Morning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air University Press
Air University Press is a division of the Academic Services Directorate and housed under the Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center of Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. It publishes faculty and student research, academic journals, other materials relevant to the Air University program, school-selected student papers, faculty research efforts, and other documents that support AU's program of professional military education. Among its paper series are Air War College's Maxwell Papers, Air Command and Staff College's Wright Flyers, the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies's Drew Papers, and the Fairchild, Walker, Chennault and Kenney series. It also publishes '' Air and Space Power Journal'', the professional journal of the Air Force. Additionally, the Press publishes the distinguished '' Strategic Studies Quarterly'' journal, which focuses on issues related to national and international security. Additionally, it publishes two regionally focused academic journals: th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanullah Khan
Ghazi (warrior), Ghazi Amanullah Khan (Pashto/Dari: ; 1 June 1892 – 26 April 1960) was the head of state, sovereign of Afghanistan from 1919, first as Emirate of Afghanistan, Emir and after 1926 as Kingdom of Afghanistan, King, until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1919, Afghanistan was able to relinquish its British protectorate#List of former British protected states, protected state status to proclaim independence and pursue an independent foreign policy free from the influence of the United Kingdom. His rule was marked by dramatic political and social change, including attempts to modernise Afghanistan along Western lines. He did not fully succeed in achieving this objective due to an uprising by Habibullah Kalakani and his followers. On 14 January 1929, Amanullah abdicated and fled to neighbouring British India as the Afghan Civil War (1928–1929), Afghan Civil War began to escalate. From British India, he went to Europe, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Afghanistan
The Emir of Afghanistan or also later the King of Afghanistan was the monarch and head of state of Afghanistan from the establishment of the Emirate of Afghanistan, Emirate in the 18th century until the monarchy was abolished in 1973. The title was held by various dynasties, most notably the Barakzai dynasty, with King Mohammad Zahir Shah being the last reigning monarch. The monarchy played a central role in Afghanistan's political history, balancing tribal, religious, and international influences. Monarchs Hotak dynasty, Hotak Empire (1709–1738) Durrani Empire (1747–1823) Emirate of Afghanistan, Emirate of Kabul / Emirate of Afghanistan (1823–1926) Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1929) Emirate of Afghanistan (1929), Saqqawist Emirate and the Afghan Civil War (1928–1929), 1928–1929 civil war Kingdom of Afghanistan (restored; 1929–1973) Local monarchs Some rulers tried to take advantage of internal conflicts in Afghanistan to claim the throne. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullah
Mullah () is an honorific title for Islam, Muslim clergy and mosque Imam, leaders. The term is widely used in Iran and Afghanistan and is also used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and Sharia, sharia law. The title has also been used in some Mizrahi Jews, Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews, Sephardic Jewish communities in reference to the community's leadership, especially its religious leadership. Etymology The word ''mullah'' is derived from the Persian language, Persian word ''mullā'' (), itself borrowed from the Arabic language, Arabic word ''mawlā'' (), meaning "master" and "guardian", with mutation of the initial short vowels. Usage Historical usage The term has also been used among Iranian Jews, Bukharian Jews, and Afghan Jews to refer to the community's religious and/or secular leadership. In Kaifeng, China, the history of the Jews in China, historic Chinese Jews who managed the synagogue were called "mullahs". Modern usage It is the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Civilian Flight From England To India
First most commonly refers to: * First, the ordinal form of the number 1 First or 1st may also refer to: Acronyms * Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array * Far Infrared and Sub-millimetre Telescope, of the Herschel Space Observatory * For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, an international youth organization * Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global forum Arts and entertainment Albums * ''1st'' (album), by Streets, 1983 * ''1ST'' (SixTones album), 2021 * ''First'' (David Gates album), 1973 * ''First'', by Denise Ho, 2001 * ''First'' (O'Bryan album), 2007 * ''First'' (Raymond Lam album), 2011 Extended plays * ''1st'', by The Rasmus, 1995 * ''First'' (Baroness EP), 2004 * ''First'' (Ferlyn G EP), 2015 Songs * "First" (Lindsay Lohan song), 2005 * "First" (Cold War Kids song), 2014 * "First", by Lauren Daigle from the album '' How Can It Be'', 2015 * "First", by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
