Today in #NavyHistory: 1860 - While off the Isle of Pines (now - TopicsExpress



          

Today in #NavyHistory: 1860 - While off the Isle of Pines (now named Isla de la Juventud) near the south coast of Cuba, the screw gunboat Wyandotte captures the slaver William, which carries 570 Africans. 1926 - Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd and Chief Aviation pilot Floyd Bennett report reaching the North Pole in their heavier-than-air-flight aircraft. Both received the Medal of Honor for this event. 1942 - USS Wasp (CV 7) launches 47 RAF Spitfires, British carrier Eagle accompanies Wasp and launches 17 additional Spitfires to support Operation Bowery in Malta. 1945 - German submarine U 249 surrenders to PB4Y-1 Liberator from (FAW 7) off the Scilly Islands, England, becoming the first to do so after hostilities ceased in Europe.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 13:00:00 +0000

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