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Dithmarscher Landeszeitung, Friday, 10 March 1950 The coastal escort Fallbö was launched today at the Wilhelmshaven Dockyard. She is expected to complete by mid-May. Training Frigate Roon, The Mid-Atlantic, Saturday, 11 March 1950 Mohr had been surprised to receive orders to cut short the Roon’s exercises with the Americans and make all haste for a rendezvous point half-way between Brazil and Africa. After a hurried refuelling at Norfolk they had cleared and for four days and made a steady fifte...
The German Government acknowledges the Labour victory and expresses its hope of continued good relations with Britain.
So N'Dofa slips away again! A cat has nine lives - how many has the general used up?
El Comercio (Lima), 22 March 1950 The Compania Nacional de Naviera Amazonica Peruana has reached an agreement to purchase from the Forenede Dampskibselskab of Copenhagen two motor freighters. The Aalborghus (2,100 grt/1936) and the Koldinghus (2,100 grt/1937) were formerly employed on routes to the Mediterranean. The new acquisitions are to be renamed Mollendo and Chimbote respectively, and are expected to open a new service from Lima to the Amazon Basin via the Panama Canal.
The Philippine Herald, Wednesday, 15 March 1950 Legislation expanding the scope of the Civil Aviation Authority was adopted yesterday. It will now be responsible for operating and maintaining all Class 1 airports in the country, and for inspecting and overseeing the activities of all Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 airports. Under the CAA will be the Aircraft Accident and Inquiry Investigation Board (AAIB), which will be responsible for investigating the loss of any civil aircraft throughout the n...
Why do I suspect that stuff is about to strike the rotating oscillator?
Lugano, Switzerland, Sunday, 5 March 1950 Ernst Blofeld kept his thoughts to himself as he sized up his subordinate. They had discussed that morning the general outline of Déricourt’s mission to the United States but now Blofeld would reveal the fine details would mark his alliance with the Corleone family. “I cannot overemphasize the importance of this venture to the overall success of the organization, to your standing in it, and – in the event of failure – to yourself. In all your previous mi...
Even at ten knots it's only a twenty-one day voyage from Amsterdam to Matadi; it could be a real possibility that a convoy of reinforcements could be right over the horizon. The Baron may have 'missed the 'bus"!
Peruvian Naval Deployment, March 1950 Mando de Naval Central (Callao) Fuerza de Acción Naval Battlecruiser Almirante Villar Heavy cruisers Almirante Grau and Callao Light cruisers Cajamarca, Loreto, Ancash, and Amazonas Primera Escuadrilla de Destructores Destroyer Leaders Libertad, and Coralje Destroyers Montero, Mariategui, Quinones, and Villacencio Segunda Escuadrilla de Destructores Destroyers Cano, De los Heros, Larrea, Deganio, Bustamante, Ugarte, Valdes, and Ferre Segunda Escuadrilla de E...
Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima), 19 March 1950 The destroyer tender Carrasco has completed its operational training and has been assigned to the nascent Chimbote naval base, where it will support the corvettes of the Primera Escuadrilla de Escoltas.
Kronen Zeitung, Tuesday, 7 March 1950 The infantry landing ships Medemsand and Harriersand were launched today at the Österreichische Schiffswerften AG. Elbinger Volksstimme, Wednesday, 8 March 1950 The assault landing ships Fasaneninsel and Fährinsel were launched today at the Schichau works here. Danziger Echo, Thursday, 9 March 1950 The minesweeper Aichwaldsee, lead ship of a new class of vessel for the German Navy, was launched today at the Schichau works at Elbing.
Le Méridional (Marseille), Monday, 6 March 1950 The minesweepers minesweepers Paučko and Humci of the Royal Yugoslav Navy arrived at the port of Toulon yesterday. The occasion of their visit is to escort the Yugoslav submarine Hrabri on its homeward voyage. The two vessels also brought additional crew for the Hrabri, which was recently completed at the Le Seyne shipyards. Al-Alam (Damascus), Tuesday, 7 March 1950 The Yugoslav frigates Belava and Devica have called at the port of Latakia on a goo...
Nielsen Field, Manila, Monday, 6 March, 1950 The Air Force evaluation team boarded the Philippine Air Lines flight for Singapore in a happy if still surprised mood. Ballecer had tapped four of the Air Force’s best pilots – Caravara from the 15th Bombardment, Robles from the 26th, and Garcia from the 27th, each with hundreds of hours on the Douglas A-26, and Silayan of the 12th Fighter, who before transitioning to the MiG-15 had flown A-26s with the 25th Bombardment. Santos, the civilian rounded ...
Quoted from "Hood" Nice touch on the personality pictures! I thought they might be useful in helping frame the narrative. The Baron is a bit of a reach but I think that photo captures how you've portrayed him.
London, The German Embassy, Saturday, 4 March 1950 Walter Schellenburg quickly opened the gilt-edged envelope that bore the imprint of the British Air Ministry. Rarely such correspondence came to his desk, relations between Britain and Germany having grown so frosty. To his surprise it was an invitation to attend a demonstration of the RAF’s latest jet bomber, the BCAC Canberra, later in the month. Apparently the British were going to show off the Canberra for most of the foreign attaches in Bri...
The German Air Ministry expresses its condolences on the loss of Squadron Leader Stuart Muller-Rowland in pursuit of the frontiers of aviation.
Quoted from "Hood" Yeah me and Brock kinda dropped the ball on keeping the Brazilian reports going, we certainly had more river craft planned. It is somewhat difficult to generate stories and news for a country when all its neighbors are effectively NPC.
Iquitos, Loreto, 10 March 1950 Consul Joaquim Nabuco returned to his office at the consulate from his morning rounds about the city. There was much to record in his day book – eventually some of his notes would make their way into his formal reports to the Ministry. The most prominent item was the debut of Iquitos’s own daily newspaper, El Diario Correo, which had premiered that morning. Nabuco had managed to secure a copy before the initial print run had sold out. It contained nothing earth-sha...
Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, 2 March 1950 Osman Ghaleb Bey deftly manipulated the beads of the abacus before him, calculating the profits that accrued to his efforts with the Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company. Blofeld Effendi’s predictions had proven correct – providing arms to Africa in troubled times meant profits galore. In Ethiopia the anti-Italian ‘patriot’ faction was a steady customer, in Ubangi the anti-Dutch rebels would take what might be offered them, not asking too many questions an...
Novosti News Service, Wednesday, 1 March 1950 The recently commissioned minesweepers Paučko and Humci departed today for Toulon, where they will rendezvous with the recently completed submarine Hrabri, which is undergoing her builders’ trials. The Hrabri will be escorted to her new home port of Durrës to begin her formal operational training.
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