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Former name: Atlantic Air Transport; former IATA codes: 7M, DG, transferred to Atlantic Flight Training in 2014. QB AAJ Air Alma: AIR ALMA Canada Ceased operations 10/01/2002; former IATA code: 4L ACS Air Cess: Liberia defunct ADT Air Dorval: AIR DORVAL Canada defunct AHN Air Hungaria: AIR HUNGARIA Hungary AHR Air Adriatic: ADRIATIC Croatia ...
Standard of Cyrus the Great ( Derafsh Shahbaz ), founder of the Achaemenid Empire, featuring the Shahbaz (see List of Iranian flags) Cyrus II of Persia ( Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; c. 600–530 BC ), [ b] commonly known as Cyrus the Great, [ 6] was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. [ 7] Hailing from Persis, he brought the ...
Cnut ( / kəˈnjuːt /; [ 3] Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈknuːtr]; [ a] c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, [ 4][ 5][ 6] was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. [ 1] The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule ...
The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the American version, with Rolls-Royce Gnome engines (derived from the US General Electric T58 ), British-made anti-submarine warfare systems and a fully ...
Antiochus IV Epiphanes [note 1] ( c. 215 BC – November/December 164 BC) [1] was a Greek Hellenistic king who ruled the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. He was a son of King Antiochus III the Great. Originally named Mithradates (alternative form Mithridates ), he assumed the name Antiochus after he ascended the throne. [2]
Ernest J. King. Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy who served as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. He directed the United States Navy's operations, planning, and administration and was a member of the Joint ...
In the 7th century, the Kingdom of Mercia rose to prominence under the leadership of King Penda. [9] Mercia invaded neighbouring lands until it loosely controlled around 50 regiones covering much of England. [10] Mercia and the remaining kingdoms, led by their warrior elites, continued to compete for territory throughout the 8th century. [11]
Abijah of Judah. Abijam ( Hebrew: אֲבִיָּם, Modern: ʼAvīyam, Tiberian: ʼĂḇīyyām, "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea/is Yam "; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam) [1] was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the son ...