Sikh fighter pilots over Europe and Merlins in Afghanistan
The Times, 14 November, 2009
The British premiere of a documentary about British-trained Sikh fighter pilots of the First and Second World Wars is to be screened at the RAF Museum at Hendon, northwest London, on November 22. A seminar about the deployment of the Merlin helicopter in Afghanistan will be held at the same venue on March 10.
Diverse as they are, these two events illustrate what a small world of unexpected inter-relationships exists within the RAF. Both the first Sikh pilot, Flight Lieutenant Hardit Singh Malik, and the speaker at the seminar, Merlin pilot Squadron Leader Simon Reade from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, are products of No 28 Squadron RAF. Reade is the squadron’s second-in-command.
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South Asian Experiences of the World Wars: New Evidence and New Approaches
International Workshop, London, 26 May 2009
Venue: German Historical Institute, 17 Bloomsbury Square
Please see attached pdf for details: workshop-programme-09-05-26
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