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STORY OF AN OUTRAGEOUS AND LIVELY PRINCESS MARGARET

  STORY OF AN OUTRAGEOUS AND LIVELY PRINCESS MARGARET Let’s start from the beginning of her life. Margaret was born on 21 august 1930 at Glamis Castle in Scotland, in her mother’s ancestral home, and was affectionately known as Margot within the royal family. As per the royal rule, some particular people and caretakers are appointed to be at the place or room where the royal mother gives birth to take care of the child and mother and accurately note the time and gender of the baby. The home secretary J.R Clynes, was present at the time of Margaret's birth to verify the birth. The registration of her birth had been delayed for several days to avoid her being numbered 13 in the parish register because in some cultures 13 is known to be an unlucky number. She was the fourth legal successor in the line of succession to the British throne. Her father was the Duke of York the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. The Duchess of York originally wanted to name her second daughter Ann

NIGHT WITCHES- ALL FEMALE MILITARY AVIATORS IN WORLD WAR II

             NIGHT WITCHES- ALL FEMALE MILITARY AVIATORS IN WORLD WAR II Once we read their name which was night witches the first question that arises in our minds is why are they were been called with that spooky horrible name. Actually, the Germans Nicknamed them the Nachthexen or “night witches” because the whooshing noise their wooden planes made resembled that of a sweeping broom which is used by witches in urban legends. This sound was the only warning the Germans had. Planes were too small to show up on radar or on infrared locators, said Steve Prowse, author of the screenplay The Night Witches, a non-fiction account of the little-known female squadron. The 588 th was the most highly decorated female unit in the Soviet Union air force and any German pilot who downed a “witch” was awarded an Iron Cross as a prize. Night witches crew consists of total forty-two women. HOW THIS JOURNEY STARTED? From the clear starting of this unit, women were not at all welcomed by their ma