The morning of Tuesday, 27 May 1941 brought a heavy grey sky, a rising sea and a tearing wind from the northwest. Because of
On This Day – 27 May – Dunkirk Evacuation
The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour
On This Day – 25 May – The Sinking of MV Atlantic Conveyor
On 25 May 1982 (the same day as the loss of HMS Coventry) Atlantic Conveyor was hit by two AM39 Air Launched Exocet missiles
RNAS Yeovilton Air Day
The Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day will open its gates on Saturday 7 July 2018 to 40,000 visitors, just as it
On This Day – 25 May – The Sinking of HMS Coventry
On 25 May 1982, Coventry and Broadsword were ordered to take up position to the north-west of Falkland Sound. There she would act as
On This Day – 24 May – Sinking of HMS Hood
At 06:00, Holland ordered his force to turn once again to port to ensure that the aft main guns on both Hood and Prince
On This Day – 24 May – Battle of the Denmark Strait
The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a Second World War naval battle between ships of the Royal Navy and the German Kriegsmarine, fought
On This Day – 24 May – Sinking of HMS Antelope
Antelope took part in the Falklands War arriving in the area of operations on 21 May 1982. On 23 May 1982, while on air
Costessey Fete and Fayre – Sunday 27 May 2018
The RNA – Norwich Branch will be attending the 8th year of the Costessey Fete and Fayre on Sunday 27 May 2018 at Costessey Park, Longwater
Visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth
On Saturday 19 May 2018, 33 members of the Norwich Branch visited HMS Queen Elizabeth alongside in Portsmouth. We were met at the gate