In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.

The 26th Battalion was raised at Enoggera, Queensland, in April 1915 from recruits enlisted in Queensland and Tasmania, and formed part of the 7th Brigade. It left Australia in July, and, after ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. African “iroko” hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African ...

Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century. The 1,772 ...

It delivered up to 146 fighter jets (including F-16s), while Boeing delivered just 25. Meanwhile, Northrop Grumman is moving more into producing more unmanned systems (the only manned combat aircraft ...

Grandson to Queen Victoria, the old-fashioned but popular King George V, who reigned over an empire from which the sun never set, had a dark side to his personality that today would make him the most ...

During the WWII, aircraft became some of the most important assets for Allied air forces, as they carried out extensive raids throughout Europe as well as long-range strategic missions over the ...

A memorial being unveiled in Cape Town this week rights a century-old wrong by recognising the deaths of 1,772 predominantly Black non-combatants who died in Africa in theatres of war, at sea and ...

While commercial aircraft manufacturing is dominated by two big players, Boeing and Airbus, the engine industry has a similarly small playing field. Four big companies make up 99% of the global aero ...

15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its ...