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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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If they (the young pilots) are on land, they would be bombed down, and if they are in the air, they would be shot down. That's sad...Too sad...To let the young men die beautifully, that's what Tokko is. To give beautiful death, that's called sympathy.
- Admiral Takijiro Onishi (Note: Tokko means suicidal attack in Japanese)
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March 8
1940: HMCS ASSINIBOINE, and the cruiser HMS DUNEDIN capture the German merchantman Hanover in the Caribbean. Hanover will later be repaired and outfitted as the Royal Navy's first auxiliary aircraft carrier HMS AUDACITY.
1945: XANTEN, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 9 Mar 45)
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