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By Kingsley M. Oliver
Born out of necessity in the dead of night days of the warfare, the RAF Regiment stumbled on itself within the thick of the motion helping the very important operations in all theaters. This finished list in their operations offers the clearest indication of the contribution that the Regiment made and contains many first hand debts of the combating, together with the 1st shooting-down of a jet plane, the Me 262A-2a Sturmvogel in November 1944. due to their remarkable contributions to the luck of RAF operations in WW2, the Regiment grew to become an enduring a part of the RAF.
this can be the respectable heritage of the RAF Regiment from its beginning 60 years in the past to the aftermath of hostilities.
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May 20 Military: An American relief force of 100 men under Major Henry Sherburne is ambushed near Vaudreuil, Quebec, by soldiers and Indians under Captain George Forster, 8th Foot. The Americans lose 28 killed and several wounded before Sherburne surrenders. May 21 Naval: Raleigh, the first Continental frigate, is launched at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and will be captained by John Manley of Boston. May 24 Military: General George Washington arrives at Philadelphia for high-level strategic discussions with the Continental Congress.
Naval: A fleet of small British warships under Governor John Murray, Lord Dunmore, anchors off Norfolk, Virginia, and demands its surrender. When the town refuses, he commences a prolonged bombardment and sends out landing parties to complete the destruction. Both sides suffer six killed or wounded. January 2 Military: By the time that fires are contained, 54 houses are burned by British and Loyalist forces at Norfolk, Virginia. The local committee of safety orders the property of known Loyalists burned as well, and a total of 860 structures is ultimately consumed.
S. Army Center of Military History) 1776 42 Chronology of American Military History July 4 Military: Artillerymen manning the cannon near present-day Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York, fire on and damage the British warship HMS Asia; this is the first known instance of American harbor defense. Politics: The Continental Congress passes the Declaration of Independence, taking a stance unthinkable only a year before. The Americans now wage war to secure their own country. July 5 Military: General Horatio Gates makes for Crown Point, New York, to succeed General John Sullivan as head of the Northern Department.