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  Albert Ball
Albert Ball was happy to be placed the Royal Flying Corps in France in February, flying with 13 Squadron of BE-2, two seater scouts.
Ball was the first pilot of the war to attach a mirror to his plane so he could see behind him without turning his head.
When Albert Ball was back at the field and not on duty, he usually kept to himself most of the time.
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 Lenton Times - Lenton Listener Articles- Albert Ball V.C.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Albert Ball Senior was an ambitious man and in the 1890’s changed his profession to become an estate agent and general dealer in land and properties.
Albert Ball died in the arms of a French girl who had been first on the scene and who had lifted the badly injured pilot from his shattered cockpit.
Albert Ball was less fortunate a year or so later, for in May 7th 1917, he crashed to his death in a field in Annoellin in France.
www.lentontimes.co.uk /images/gallery/albert_ball/albert_ball_listener_14.htm   (3194 words)

  
 Al Ball: ZoomInfo Business People Information
Ball said he is glad Grady County rotates the chairman position rather than having a county-wide elected chairman.
Ball would also like to encourage grant funding for projects that would benefit Grady County, such as the development of affordable housing and advancements in industry.
Ball said one way to do this is to improve communication between governing bodies and the public.
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 Captain Albert Ball
Ball was the first British ace idolized by the public.
Described as an "introspective little chap," Ball was a loner with strong religious convictions who soon established a reputation as a fearless pilot and excellent marksman.
Ball was listed as missing in action and it was several years before the details of his death were known.
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 ALBERT BALL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Children in the small town of Annoeullin dismissed candidates from France and mainland Europe in favour of Nottingham-born Captain Albert Ball.
Captain Albert Ball was born in Nottingham in 1896 and died barely two decades later after a terrifying dice with Baron Manfred von Richthofen's "Flying Circus".
Now the Albert Ball School is expected to open on Armistice Day in front of a specially invited audience of family and dignitaries from his home city.
www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk /stewart/bbball.htm   (383 words)

  
 Albert Ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert Ball, VC, DSO and 2 Bars, MC, Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Order of St. George (4th class) (August 14, 1896 - May 7, 1917) was an English First World War fighter pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Ball primarily fought as a 'lone-wolf', carefully stalking his prey from below until he was close enough to pull down his top-wing mounted Lewis gun and fire upwards into the belly of the enemy's fuselage.
Ball's opinion of the aircraft was it was under-developed, and was allowed to retain a Nieuport 17 for his own use when the squadron went to France in April 1917.
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 Mary Ball - pafg07.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Linda BALL was born on Mar 3 1965.
Angela Rosalie BALL was born on Nov 29 1981.
Jamie Lynette BALL was born on Dec 21 1979.
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 Albert Ball
Ball was a loner on the ground as well.
Ball emerged over the village of Annoeulin, where he had gotten into the habit of checking the time on a church tower clock.
It covers the varieties of the Nieuport (11, 17, 28, etc.) in detail, down to the machine gun on the Type 11: a Lewis gun, of.303 caliber, carrying 476 rounds in its drum, and was mounted on the upper wing by a "Foster" mount, so named for the RFC sergeant who invented it.
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 Ball v. Birch, Horton, Bittner and Cherot (9/27/2002) sp-5634
Even though the Balls could not have taken their case to a jury without expert evidence establishing fault, the rescheduled trial was not to begin until April 2001, discovery had not closed, and other pretrial dates had been or would be rescheduled.
The superior court found, in denying the Balls motion to reconsider the grant of summary judgment, that this local attorney had never been engaged as an expert, had never agreed to be an expert, had never agreed to prepare a report, and had never been informed of the deadlines for expert reports.
The Balls April 1998 disclosures asserted that [d]efendants failed to meet the standard of care of the legal profession to which they were obligated under the contract with the Plaintiffs in negotiating the sale [of] the Stock and in drafting the documents for the sale of the Stock in the Corporations.
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 The Biography Channel - Albert Ball Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ball joined the army in 1914 and was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916.
During a dogfight with the Germans over Northern France in May 1917, Ball and a German fighter pilot disappeared into a thick cloud, still firing their machine guns.
Albert Ball, who was only 20 years old, was never seen again.
www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/1680:0/Albert_Ball.htm   (130 words)

  
 Albert Ball, VC.
At a formal luncheon the Lord Mayor paid him tribute and Albert's reply was an embarrassed mumble to the effect that he was pleased to have done something for his town.
Albert Ball, the most renowned fighter pilot in the RFC, was just the hero to boost morale.
With his rise in status Albert Senior moved his family from Lenton into a large gabled house with gardens in the select Park district that swept down from the Nottingham Castle down to the canal.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /sherwoodtimes/albert.htm   (1508 words)

  
 Western Front Association Contributed Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Captain Albert Ball VC, one of the most distinguished fighter pilots of the Great War was only 20 years of age when he was killed near Annoeulin.
After the War his father, (later Sir) Albert Ball JP of Stansted House, Wollaton Park, Nottingham, insisted that his son should remain buried where he was and he set up a trust fund to pay for the maintenance of this special grave by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
In March 1920 Sir Albert purchased the 27 acre field where his son had crashed, erected a memorial and arranged for it to be cared for by the farmer in exchange for free use of the land.
www.westernfront.co.uk /thegreatwar/articles/individuals/albertball.htm   (502 words)

  
 First World War.com - Who's Who - Albert Ball
Ball, who was born in Nottingham, enlisted with the British Army upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, receiving a commission into the Sherwood Foresters.
During the course of his 44 victories - generally achieved while flying alone, his preferred mode of operation - Ball was awarded the MC, DSO and Bar.
Following his death on patrol on 7 May 1917 shortly before his twenty-first birthday (a dogfight in which Arthur Rhys Davids was fortunate to emerge a survivor), he was also the posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/ball.htm   (223 words)

  
 Albert Ball - British flying ACE of World War 1 - Recollections
Ball had not one good word to say for his expenditure of one hundred and twenty rounds of ammunition, the price he had paid, not including the loss of 9,000 feet of height, and a severe attack of engine trouble for the destruction of one Albatros two-seater.
Ball was to make the third attempt, starting at eight o’clock on the evening of July 26th 1916, crossing the lines at dusk Ball was attacked by three Fokkers but managed to dodge these, and flying deeper into enemy territory was then fired on by archie, in the form of flaming onion type tracers.
Captain Ball is surpassing his previous efforts and has already accounted for about six more Huns off his own bat.He came back the other day with a huge hole right through the tail of the machine.
www.albertball.homestead.com /Recollections.html   (3729 words)

  
 Albert Khoshaba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Albert was distinguished from other players due to his agility, calm and composed nature and his remarkable pace and speed, while he was also a fine dribbler with the ball.
On the pitch, Albert was the matinee idol; his blond hair, olive skin and broad smile enticed him to the fans, especially the girls, while off it, he was boyish, modest and admirably intelligent.
Albert played on the left-side of midfield with fellow Assyrian Shidrak Yousef in attacking midfield and Hussein Hashim on the right in a more defensive position in a 3 man midfield, part of coach Adil Bashir’s 4-3-3 formation.
www.aina.org /aol/bulls/stars/albert/albert_k.htm   (816 words)

  
 Mary Ball - pafg08.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Timothy Gene BALL was born on Oct 28 1971.
Alexender Boyd BALL was born on Oct 28 1985.
Kaci Michelle BALL was born on Jul 23 1996 in Florida.
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 Albert Ball VC - by Chaz Bowyer
In the 1st World War the daring exploits of pilot Albert Ball caught the imagination of the British public like no other.
Ball acquired his wings in the RFC in January 1916 and was first posted to France in February of that year.
Waging his solitary aerial war, Ball became a true inspiration to the RFC when its squadrons were being mauled.
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 Albert Ball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
lbert Ball was born August 14, 1896 in Lenton, Nottingham (GB).
At the start of the war he joined the 27th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters: "The Robin Hoods".
Albert Ball was transferred to the RFC in France in February to the 13th Squadron flying BE-2, two seater scouts.
home.wanadoo.nl /jrm.rensen/wwar1/ball/ball_e2.html   (186 words)

  
 France
Albert was well aware of the chances of his survival.
Ball would fire a few bursts from his Lewis gun at any German formation and when they scattered would latch on to the nearest machine and rake it with fire.
Ball was the first airman to go right into his man and fight him to the finish - crash or be crashed.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /sherwoodtimes/france.htm   (2828 words)

  
 Albert Belle | BaseballLibrary.com
One of the most feared sluggers of the '90s, Albert Belle was also one of the most feared athletes, period.
Then known as Joey (his given name; "Albert" was adopted after completing alcohol rehab in 1990) Belle set school career records in all the major power categories, but his behavior resulted in a post-season suspension that forced him to miss the College World Series.
In the 10th, Ray Durham singles and comes around to score on a ball that eludes the SS for an error.
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 British Aces of WW1 - Albert Ball
Flying the new scout, Ball's flight encountered Jasta 11 on the evening of May 7, 1917 and Ball was last seen by Cyril Crowe entering an extremely dark thundercloud.
Ball was killed but the German ace survived.
Officially listed as missing in action, it was several years before the details of Albert Ball's death were known.
www.wwiaviation.com /aces/ace_Ball.html   (620 words)

  
 Ball Family Papers, ca. 1869-1931 : Biographical/Historical Note
Reverend Albert Horton Ball was born in Amherst, New Hampshire, on March 10th, 1843.
Albert Ball's son, Allan Perley Ball, was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on December 17, 1871.
The other son of Reverend Albert Horton Ball, Walter Savage Ball, was born in Windsor, Vermont, on September 20, 1876.
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 Albert Ball - The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I
Described as an " introspective little chap," Ball was a loner with strong religious convictions who soon established a reputation as a fearless pilot and excellent marksman.
Flying the new scout, Ball's flight encountered Jasta 11 on the evening of 7 May 1917 and Ball was last seen by Cyril Crowe entering an extremely dark thundercloud.
Today, many of Ball's personal possessions can be viewed at the Albert Ball Memorial on the grounds of the Nottingham Castle Museum in England.
www.theaerodrome.com /aces/england/ball.php   (892 words)

  
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Albert Lowey-Ball, MS, MA, is the sole stockholder of the Corporation.
Albert Lowey-Ball is President and John Meissner, JD, is Secretary of the Corporation.
Albert Lowey-Ball is individually MSA-certified through The Wilson Group as a benefits consultant.
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 Definitive Albert Ball [Archive] - The Aerodrome Forum
I fail to believe there weren't any Albert Ball threads, and if there were, I can't find them - which isn't saying much, but I did use the search engine ad nauseam.
In the Chaz Bowyer book " Albert Ball VC " there are several pics of him with a big cheesey grin...I like the best one on page 82.
Albert's style worked well for him in 1916 and even 17, but I don't think it would have kept working with the formation flying that became mandatory.
www.theaerodrome.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-385.html   (1836 words)

  
 The Red Baron
Albert must have realised he was the special mark of the German Air Force.
Ball's machine had been completely wrecked and later inquiries through the Red Cross disclosed that he was killed outright and did not suffer.
Albert's brother Cyril, himself a pilot in the RFC and later taken prisoner behind the German lines, attended.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /sherwoodtimes/redbaron.htm   (1761 words)

  
 Mary Ball - pafg10.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Edgar Allen BALL was born on Oct 17 1972.
Angela Rena CLINE was born on Dec 3 1975.
Randy Eugene CUMMINS was born on Jul 30 1967.
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 Univ. of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville: Leerie Ball Papers, 1924-1969
Leerie Ball (1914-1969) was born to James Albert Ball and Pearl Esther Sisemore in Japton (Madison County), Arkansas.
There are photographs of the Ball Feed Store in Johnson and of the Welch grape juice factory in Springdale.
Leerie Ball's University High School diploma (1932) and six cloths on which he wrote sermon outlines have been removed to Manuscripts Oversize Box 7.
libinfo.uark.edu /specialcollections/findingaids/ball.asp   (540 words)

  
 Mary Ball - pafg11.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Caitlin Nichole BALL was born on Apr 4 1997.
Dakota Allan YATES was born on Aug 12 1998.
Travis SALYERS was born on Aug 23 1997.
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 Albert Lowey-Ball Associates, Inc (ALBA)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Albert Lowey-Ball Associates, Inc. (ALBA) is a healthcare management consulting firm based in Sacramento, California.
Albert Lowey-Ball is affiliated with the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care at UC Davis School of Medicine/ Health System.
Along with its associates, ALBA brings to its clients a unique set of skills, experiences and data to assist them in coping with the challenges of managed healthcare in a turbulent marketplace.
www.albainc.com   (171 words)

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