15 Aug 1943
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- WAAF recruit training operations resumed at RAF Wilmslow in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [WAAF: Women in the WW2 Royal Air Force | Wilmslow, England | AC]
7 Jun 1954
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Alan Turing passed away in his home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. The cause of death was cyanide poisoning; it was generally accepted to be a suicide, but his mother suspected it to be poor chemical storage procedures at his lab. ww2dbase [Alan Turing | Wilmslow, England | CPC]
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