Week 2 Day 4 Part 2

My VC Winner.

Sergeant James Allen Ward, RNZAF (attached to RAF)

James Ward

Date of action: 7 July 1941 (over The Netherlands)
Date of award: 5 August 1941

James Ward was the first New Zealand airman to win the VC. The Whanganui-born schoolteacher joined the RNZAF in July 1940 and left for Great Britain to serve with the RAF after completing his pilot training. He won his VC while returning from a raid on the German city of Münster on 7 July 1941. When his Vickers Wellington bomber was set alight by an enemy fighter plane, Ward climbed out onto the burning wing (several thousand feet in the air) and smothered the fire. Although he was unable to block the leaking petrol pipe that was feeding it, the fire eventually burnt itself out and the badly damaged bomber limped back to base.  Because of this he saved the lives of 6 people on board the plane.  

Week 2 Day 4 Part 1

Day 4: Another World War (1939-1945)

Choose two key events and find out some more information about what happened on those days.

Event 1. 13th September 1940 Italians invade Egypt.

The Italian invasion of Egypt was done by Italy against forces from the Commonwealth and Britain. The goal of the invasion was to seize control of the Suez Canal. The 10th Army advanced into Egypt.

Event 2. 16th December 1940 Egypt cleared of Italian forces.

This is the date that Egypt was cleared of Italian forces. There were a lot of people who were injured and died but most of the tanks survived.