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Scotsman
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Incredible footage from inside Typhoon's cockpit shows VE Day flypast
Watch: POV you're a pilot flying a Typhoon over London for the 80th VE Day flypast Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Incredible footage from inside the cockpit of a typhoon shows the flypast over London. The VE Day flypast took place in the skies over the capital earlier this week. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Thousands of people flocked to London to watch the commemorative flypast, which flew over The Mall and Buckingham Palace. Incredible footage inside Typhoon shows VE Day flypast over London | SWNS Senior Royals, including The King, Queen Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales watched on in delight from the balcony as the aircraft whizzed over the palace. As ever the Wales children - especially Prince Louis - delighted fans with their animated facial expressions and sweet waves. The video shared by SWNS shows the view from inside the cockpit of a Typhoon, which jetted over London alongside the Red Arrows and other military aircraft, including a Lancaster Bomber.
New Paper
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Paper
Chip and putt for Eight On Eighteen
DURBAN - Always a guiding light as to the chances of three-year-old males going into the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July (2,200m), this year's 2 million rand (S$144,000) Grade 1 Daily News 2000 (2,000m) at Greyville (at 9.12pm Singapore time) looks to be at first glance something of a Justin Snaith/Nick Jonsson benefit. Snaith saddles four of the seven runners with three of them, including the 1-2 ante-post favourite Eight On Eighteen, carrying the Jonsson silks. The presence of the Lancaster Bomber colt in the field has likely scared off much of the opposition given that finishing in close proximity to the four-time winner would see their handicap ratings ramped up, but Mike and Mathew de Kock have risen to the challenge with their filly Spumante Dolce. Regular partner Richard Fourie will ride Eight On Eighteen who arrived in KZN for South Africa's Champions Season after wins in the Grade 1 Cape Met (2,000m) and Grade 1 Cape Derby (2,000m). He made his debut in the Grade 2 Guineas (1,600m) and fell just short of catching stable companion Sail The Seas, with Muzi Yeni pinching a break on Eight On Eighteen who was finishing best of all, a win possibly thwarted by a difficult passage at the top of the straight. It was an excellent effort by Eight On Eighteen over a distance now possibly short of his best. With experience on the course and back over an ideal trip, he is the worthy favourite. The de Kocks have spurned the Grade 2 Woolavington 2000 (2,000m) and are hunting Grade 1 glory for Spumante Dolce. She is currently 13th on the Durban July log and as a three-parts sister to the former de Kock-trained Durban July winner Sparkling Water, this trip should suit. The daughter of Vercingetorix was running on strongly when second in the Grade 2 Fillies Guineas (1,600m) at Greyville on May 3, and de Kock seldom runs no-hopers in feature company. Spumante Dolce would also be a first fairer-sex winner of the Daily News this century with fillies enjoying a purple patch with Roland's Song (1989), St Just (1990) and Star Effort (1991). However, Snaith has indicated that the Durban July is not an option cast in iron for Eight On Eighteen but rather the WFA Grade 1 Champions Cup (1,800m) at Greyville as well. On the other hand, stable companions Okavango and Native Ruler are both July entries, but will need to up their handicap ratings to make the field which may be what is behind Snaith's thinking. Okavango, the mount of Andrew Fortune, is currently joint-second favourite along with the Fabian Habib-trained Confederate at 6-1, but the son of Master Of My Fate is only merit-rated 105 although nine points up through a 3.2-length fourth behind Selukwe in the Grade 3 World Sports Betting 1900 (1,900m) at Greyville when carrying just 52kg. Having won three races from 1,600m to 1,800m, he will be suited by Saturday's 2,000m trip. If Okavango can finish within a reasonable distance of the 127-rated Eight On Eighteen, he will get a further rise in the ratings, possibly high enough to gain a July berth. The other joint-second favourite is the classy Confederate. The son of Fire Away won the Grade 1 SA Classic on the first day in March over 1,800m on the Turffontein standside track, beating subsequent Grade 1 WFA Premier's Champions Challenge (2,000m) winner and Highveld Horse of the Year, Fire Attack, another progeny of Fire Away. That he returns from a layoff of close to three months is a little concerning, but he has won four races and has yet to finish further back than second in eight starts. With Fire Attack sidelined with a hoof injury, Alec Laird has pinned his hopes on Grade 2 TAB Gauteng Guineas (1,600m) winner Parisian Walkway. Also a July entry, the son of Ideal World is the second highest-rated runner on 121. He likes to race handy which will give some hope of a decent gallop. However, Snaith's fourth entry, Makazole, racing in the Jonsson colours, may be sacrificed and given the role of pacemaker. The son of Trippi has won two races including the Listed Champion Juvenile Cup (1,400m) at Fairview but has yet to race beyond 1,400m. GOLD CIRCLE
The Citizen
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Snaith sextet top entries for Daily News 2000
Two-time Grade 1 winner Eight On Eighteen heads up field for R2m race. Runners from the Justin Snaith stable dominate the entry for the Grade 1 Daily News 2000 at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday. There are 11 runners entered in the R2-million race for three-year-olds and six of them come from Snaith Racing. Of course, leading the sextet is Cape Town Met and Cape Derby winner Eight On Eighteen, who is likely to go off as a hot favourite for this race. The Lancaster Bomber colt had a perfect warm-up for this race when finishing a 0.60-length second behind stable companion Sail The Seas in the Grade 2 WSB Guineas over 1600m at this course. Interestingly, Snaith has already declared three of his runners for the race and other than Eight On Eighteen, he has Native Ruler with JP van der Merwe up and Makazole, to be ridden by Andrew Fortune. Once again, Richard Fourie will be on Eight On Eighteen. ALSO READ: Callan puts Dave back on throne Another runner of interest is Fabian Habib-trained Confederate, who has not been seen in action since winning the Grade 2-1 SA Classic over 1800m at Turffontein on 1 March. He kept going resolutely to hold off Fire Attack, who went on to win the Grade 1 Premier's Champion Challenge four weeks later, by 0.70 lengths. Also run at the meeting will be the Grade 2 Tote Woolavington 2000, which is no longer restricted to three-year-olds and is open to all fillies and mares. Spumante Dolce, winner of the Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas, has been entered to run in both races and it will be interesting to see which of the two trainers Mike and Mathew de Kock choose. This race has got a strong entry of 19 runners so that should be quite a competitive event. ALSO READ: Local jockeys good enough for world league Entries for the R2-million Daily News 2000 (Grade 1) over 2000m 5 CONFEDERATE (F P Habib) 60.0 11 EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN (J S Snaith) 60.0 4 FIELD MARSHAL (F Robinson) 60.0 2 GRAN CANARIA (J S Snaith) 60.0 7 MAKAZOLE (J S Snaith) 60.0 3 NATIVE RULER (J S Snaith) 60.0 1 OKAVANGO (J S Snaith) 60.0 9 ON MY HONOUR (G S Kotzen) 60.0 10 PARISIAN WALKWAY (A G Laird) 60.0 12 REGULATION (J S Snaith) 60.0 6 SPUMANTE DOLCE (M/M de Kock) 57.5 Entries for the R500,000 Tote Woolavington 2000 (Grade 2) (Fillies & Mares) over 2000m
South Wales Guardian
08-05-2025
- General
- South Wales Guardian
MP calls for Canada to honour pilot who died in flight over England
Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer William McMullen, 29, was stationed at RAF Middleton St George, now Teesside Airport, during the war. He was captaining a training flight in a Lancaster Bomber on January 13 1945 when the plane caught fire above Darlington, Co Durham. He ordered his six crew members to parachute themselves out safely and remained at the controls to steer the aircraft away from the town of 60,000 people, directing it towards an empty field. Pilot Officer McMullen, from Scarborough, Ontario, was the only person to die in the crash. Darlington MP Lola McEvoy has written to the Directorate of Honours and Recognition in Ottawa, Canada, asking the Canadian government to consider him for a posthumous bravery medal. The Labour MP wrote: 'I believe that his heroism has not received the recognition it deserves for many years, and I am respectfully proposing that he be considered for a posthumous honour for his remarkable heroism. 'His selfless actions spared the lives of potentially thousands of civilians he never knew and exemplify the highest standards of courage and duty.' Ms McEvoy has also called for a statue to be erected in his memory in the centre of Darlington. The Darlington MP told the PA news agency: 'I think when you hear about the bravery of this man and the bravery of that generation in World War Two, it feels very close to people in Darlington and it's incredibly moving to hear what he did for our town. 'But it's also really important for the next generation and for young people growing up in the town to know the legacy, so great stories like this inspire the next generation.' Loring Barber, the pilot's grandson, said: 'He saved the town. He saved his crew. Everybody is happy but him. 'How can you not honour him?' Pilot Officer McMullen's only daughter, Donna Barber, has liver cancer and, at 86, her children worry she may not live long enough to see her father recognised. 'She would definitely like to see it. She's probably not going to get the amount of time she's going to need,' Mr Barber said in an interview with The Canadian Press at his home in Toronto. Veterans Affairs Canada said in a statement to The Canadian Press that Pilot Officer McMullen was awarded several medals for his service, including the 1939-45 Star, the France and German Star, the Defence Medal and the War Medal. It added that King George VI decreed in 1950 that consideration would not be given for acts performed more than five years before nomination, thereby putting an end to Second World War nominations. Veterans Affairs Canada said: 'This principle has generally been applied since, in considering honours policy issues, proposals for new honours and individual nominations for honours. 'McMullen was not nominated during this timeframe.' They said the five-year limit is still in place 'to ensure that events are judged by the standards of the time, and that they are measured along with contemporary examples, and to ensure that previous decisions are not second-guessed and history is not reinterpreted.' Pilot Officer McMullen's mother and widow were awarded the Memorial Cross in May 1945, they added. In the aftermath of the crash funds were raised to support his family, but his widow, Thelma McMullen, declined the donation and suggested it be used to benefit the local community as it coped with the war. Funds were used to endow two children's cots at Darlington Memorial Hospital, marked with a plaque honouring the 'Gallant Airman', a tribute that still exists today. A road near the crash site was also renamed McMullen Road in his honour, and a memorial stone was erected at the junction of McMullen Road and Allington Way. Residents in Darlington gather at the memorial to pay their respects each year on the anniversary of his death. A special service was held on the 80th anniversary earlier this year. Canada played a significant role as part of the Allied forces that liberated Europe during the Second World War. About 1,159,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders served during the conflict. Canadian government data shows 44,090 of them died, including 17,397 members of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Powys County Times
08-05-2025
- General
- Powys County Times
MP calls for Canada to honour pilot who died in flight over England
An MP has called for Canada to honour a Second World War pilot who sacrificed his life to save 'potentially thousands of civilians he never knew' in an English town. Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer William McMullen, 29, was stationed at RAF Middleton St George, now Teesside Airport, during the war. He was captaining a training flight in a Lancaster Bomber on January 13 1945 when the plane caught fire above Darlington, Co Durham. He ordered his six crew members to parachute themselves out safely and remained at the controls to steer the aircraft away from the town of 60,000 people, directing it towards an empty field. Pilot Officer McMullen, from Scarborough, Ontario, was the only person to die in the crash. Darlington MP Lola McEvoy has written to the Directorate of Honours and Recognition in Ottawa, Canada, asking the Canadian government to consider him for a posthumous bravery medal. The Labour MP wrote: 'I believe that his heroism has not received the recognition it deserves for many years, and I am respectfully proposing that he be considered for a posthumous honour for his remarkable heroism. 'His selfless actions spared the lives of potentially thousands of civilians he never knew and exemplify the highest standards of courage and duty.' Ms McEvoy has also called for a statue to be erected in his memory in the centre of Darlington. The Darlington MP told the PA news agency: 'I think when you hear about the bravery of this man and the bravery of that generation in World War Two, it feels very close to people in Darlington and it's incredibly moving to hear what he did for our town. 'But it's also really important for the next generation and for young people growing up in the town to know the legacy, so great stories like this inspire the next generation.' Loring Barber, the pilot's grandson, said: 'He saved the town. He saved his crew. Everybody is happy but him. 'How can you not honour him?' Pilot Officer McMullen's only daughter, Donna Barber, has liver cancer and, at 86, her children worry she may not live long enough to see her father recognised. 'She would definitely like to see it. She's probably not going to get the amount of time she's going to need,' Mr Barber said in an interview with The Canadian Press at his home in Toronto. Veterans Affairs Canada said in a statement to The Canadian Press that Pilot Officer McMullen was awarded several medals for his service, including the 1939-45 Star, the France and German Star, the Defence Medal and the War Medal. It added that King George VI decreed in 1950 that consideration would not be given for acts performed more than five years before nomination, thereby putting an end to Second World War nominations. Veterans Affairs Canada said: 'This principle has generally been applied since, in considering honours policy issues, proposals for new honours and individual nominations for honours. 'McMullen was not nominated during this timeframe.' They said the five-year limit is still in place 'to ensure that events are judged by the standards of the time, and that they are measured along with contemporary examples, and to ensure that previous decisions are not second-guessed and history is not reinterpreted.' Pilot Officer McMullen's mother and widow were awarded the Memorial Cross in May 1945, they added. In the aftermath of the crash funds were raised to support his family, but his widow, Thelma McMullen, declined the donation and suggested it be used to benefit the local community as it coped with the war. Funds were used to endow two children's cots at Darlington Memorial Hospital, marked with a plaque honouring the 'Gallant Airman', a tribute that still exists today. A road near the crash site was also renamed McMullen Road in his honour, and a memorial stone was erected at the junction of McMullen Road and Allington Way. Residents in Darlington gather at the memorial to pay their respects each year on the anniversary of his death. A special service was held on the 80th anniversary earlier this year. Canada played a significant role as part of the Allied forces that liberated Europe during the Second World War.
