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Frederick E. Smith
Frederick Escreet Smith (4 April 1919 – 15 May 2012) was a British author, best known for his 1956 novel ''633 Squadron'' about a Second World War RAF Mosquito squadron undertaking a seemingly impossible mission to bomb a well-protected German factory at the head of a Norwegian fjord. The novel was made into a successful film in 1964. He also wrote the original 1951 story that the film '' Devil Doll'' (1964) is based on. Further 633 novels The author later published a number of further spin-off 633 squadron novels between 1975 and 1996, and one more in 2007. Those books are: ''Operation Rhine Maiden'' (1975); ''Operation Crucible'' (1977); ''Operation Valkyrie'' (1978); ''Operation Cobra'' (1993); ''Operation Titan'' (1994); ''Operation Crisis'' (1995); ''Operation Thor'' (1995); ''Operation Defiant'' (1996); and ''Operation Safeguard'' (2007). Other works Other books include: ''Of Masks and Minds'' (1954), ''Laws be Their Enemy'' (1955), ''Lydia Trendennis'' (1957), ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bournemouth
Bournemouth ( ) is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 196,455, making it the largest town in Dorset. Previously an uninhabited heathland, visited only by occasional fishermen and smugglers, a health resort was founded in the area by Lewis Tregonwell in 1810. After the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway opened in 1870, it grew into an important resort town which attracts over five million visitors annually to the town's beaches and nightlife. Financial services provide significant employment. Part of Hampshire since before the Domesday Book, Bournemouth was assigned to Dorset under the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. Bournemouth Borough Council became a unitary authority in 1997 and was replaced by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in 2019; the current unitary authority also covers Poole, Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century British Novelists
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British Male Novelists
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Royal Air Force Personnel Of World War II
Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family or royalty Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a city * Royal, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Royal, Nebraska, a village * Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina, an unincorporated area * Royal, Utah, a ghost town * Royal, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Royal Gorge, on the Arkansas River in Colorado * Royal Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Royal, a hill in Montreal, Canada * Royal Canal, Dublin, Ireland * Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Royal'' (Jesse Royal album), 2021 * Royal (Ayo album), 2020 * '' The Royal'', a British medical drama television series * '' The Royal Magazine'', a monthly British literary magazine published between 1898 and 1939 * '' The Raja Saab'', working tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Deaths
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1919 Births
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Bournemouth Daily Echo
The ''Bournemouth Daily Echo'', commonly known as the ''Daily Echo'' (a.k.a. the ''Bournemouth Echo''), is a local newspaper that covers the area of southeast Dorset, England, including the towns Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch. Published by Newsquest (Southern) Limited, issues appear Monday to Saturday, and has an average daily circulation of 9,589 in January to June 2020. History The newspaper was first published on 20 August 1900, and the centenary of the paper was celebrated in ''Echoes of the Century'', a book published by the ''Daily Echo'' in 2000 that chronicles the history and reportage of a century. Since 1932, the newspaper has been based out of the Bournemouth Daily Echo building in the Richmond Hill area of Bournemouth Town Centre. In October 2006, the EDF Energy London and South of England Media Awards awarded ''The Daily Echo'' the title of Daily Newspaper of the Year. In the same competition, the paper also won Columnist of the Year and Environmental J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southbourne, Dorset
Southbourne is a suburb of Bournemouth, in the unitary authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is situated between Boscombe and Christchurch. The area was previously known as Stourfield. Strictly, Southbourne refers to the area near to the coast; areas further inland are West Southbourne, Tuckton and Wick. It was historically part of Hampshire until 1974. History Southbourne was the creation of Thomas Armetriding Compton, an enterprising young physician, who set up general practice in Bournemouth in 1866 and could see the area's potential as a health resort. Prior to his arrival the clifftop land here had been part and parcel of Tuckton Farm, Southbourne being founded precisely where the piggeries had stood. This area of clifftop land was purchased by Compton in 1871 and was later developed by the Southbourne-on-Sea Freehold Land Company, founded in 1882 with Compton as principal shareholder. Some older properties d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
633 Squadron
''633 Squadron'' is a 1964 war film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, and Maria Perschy. The plot, which involves the exploits of a fictional World War II British fighter-bomber squadron, was based on the 1956 novel of the same name by former Royal Air Force officer Frederick E. Smith, which itself drew on several real RAF operations. The film was produced by Cecil F. Ford for the second film of Mirisch Productions UK subsidiary Mirisch Films for United Artists. ''633 Squadron'' was the first aviation film to be shot in colour and Panavision widescreen.O'Hara 1989, p. 86. Plot After the Norwegian resistance leader Royal Norwegian Navy Lieutenant Erik Bergman travels to Great Britain to report the location of a German V-2 rocket fuel plant, the Royal Air Force's No. 633 Squadron is assigned to destroy it. The squadron is led by Wing Commander Roy Grant, a former Eagle Squadron pilot (an American serving in the RAF before the US e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
