Events with tag - British Military

June 7, 1915

First Zeppelin Shot Down by Aircraft

British Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford made history by becoming the first pilot to shoot down a German Zeppelin LZ 37 during World War I, marking a crucial turning point in aerial warfare.

April 1, 1917

Battle of Bloody April

A devastating month-long air campaign during World War I where the German Air Service dominated the Royal Flying Corps, resulting in 245 British aircraft and 211 aircrew losses over the Western Front.

May 1, 1982

Operation Black Buck

Operation Black Buck was a series of British long-range bombing raids during the 1982 Falklands War, covering an unprecedented 8,000-mile round trip from Ascension Island to strike Argentine positions in the Falkland Islands.