George Andrew Davis Jr. (December 1, 1920 – February 10, 1952) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II and the Korean War. Born in Dublin, Texas, he joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1942, and was sent to the Pacific Theater. He flew in the New Guinea and Philippines campaigns, scoring seven victories over Japanese aircraft. Known for his "daredevil" style which contrasted with his reserved personality, Davis was the only American flying ace to be killed in action in Korea. During this war, he flew the F-86 Sabre fighter jet, rising quickly to become the war's ace of aces and downing fourteen North Korean, Chinese, and Soviet aircraft. During his final combat mission, Davis surprised and attacked twelve Chinese MiG-15 fighter jets in "MiG Alley", downing two before he was shot down and killed. A major at the time of his death, he was posthumously promoted to lieutenant colonel, and received the Medal of Honor. (Full article...)
February 10: Feast day of Saint Scholastica (Christianity); National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe in Italy (1947)
Thirty-seven species of birds have been recorded in Tuvalu, an island country in Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. Thirteen of these species, nine of which are seabirds, breed in the country. The Pacific reef heron (example pictured), the Pacific imperial pigeon, and the buff-banded rail, along with the introduced red junglefowl, are the other breeding species. Nine species of wader, eight species of seabird, the mallard, and the long-railed koel are migratory visitors to Tuvalu. Four species of birds found in Tuvalu are globally threatened; the bristle-thighed curlew, the bar-tailed godwit and the grey-tailed tattler are near-threatened, while the Phoenix petrel is endangered. Before the arrival of humans, the birds of Tuvalu may have also included kingfishers, Acrocephalus warblers, Aplonis starlings, Prosobonia sandpipers and fruit doves. However, higher sea levels at that time might have eliminated fresh water sources on most of the atolls, making them unsuitable for pigeons or starlings. (Full list...)
The sebae anemone (Heteractis crispa) is a species of sea anemone belonging to the family Stichodactylidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, from the eastern coasts of Africa and the Red Sea to Polynesia, and from south Japan to Australia and New Caledonia. It prefers hard-base substrates slightly covered with sand but it can also cling to branching corals from the surface to a depth of 40 metres (130 ft). This sebae anemone was photographed in Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt. A tiny Red Sea clownfish can be seen among the anemone's tentacles in the centre of the image.
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