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RT @rgpoulussen: We did our bit in #WW2. (#OTD in 1941, Dutch sub O-21 torpedoed U-95 in the Mediterranean. 12 Germans survived, 35 died. #HISTORY)
RT @rgpoulussen: We did our bit in #WW2. (#OTD in 1941, Dutch sub O-21 torpedoed U-95 in the Mediterranean. 12 Germans survived, 35 died. #HISTORY)
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1941, LT Ichiro Kitajima briefed torpedo bomber pilots aboard the aircraft carrier Kaga about the plan to attack Pearl Harbor the next morning. Planes from the Kaga would score hits on the battleships Nevada, Oklahoma, Arizona, California, West Virginia, and Maryland.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1941, LT Ichiro Kitajima briefed torpedo bomber pilots aboard the aircraft carrier Kaga about the plan to attack Pearl Harbor the next morning. Planes from the Kaga would score hits on the battleships Nevada, Oklahoma, Arizona, California, West Virginia, and Maryland.
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RT @AndySaunders_1: #OTD in 1972 - Jack Schmitt (pictured) and Gene Cernan undertake Lunar Module check-out on the way to the Moon, on Apollo 17.
Produced from 16 frames of 16mm film.
RT @AndySaunders_1: #OTD in 1972 - Jack Schmitt (pictured) and Gene Cernan undertake Lunar Module check-out on the way to the Moon, on Apollo 17.
Produced from 16 frames of 16mm film.
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RT @USN_Submariner: #FlashbackFriday #OTD in 1989: USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) successfully launches her 6th Trident II D5 SLBM with a large audience, including Soviet intelligence collector SSV-169.
#USNavy #SilentService #ColdWar
RT @USN_Submariner: #FlashbackFriday #OTD in 1989: USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) successfully launches her 6th Trident II D5 SLBM with a large audience, including Soviet intelligence collector SSV-169.
#USNavy #SilentService #ColdWar
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RT @USN_Submariner: #OTD in 1972: Benjamin Franklin class ballistic missile submarine USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN 644) launching her first Poseidon C-3 SLBM.
#USNavy #SilentService #Boomers
RT @USN_Submariner: #OTD in 1972: Benjamin Franklin class ballistic missile submarine USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN 644) launching her first Poseidon C-3 SLBM.
#USNavy #SilentService #Boomers
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 2001, the Japanese Coast Guard engaged in a firefight and sank an armed North Korean infiltration ship disguised as a fishing trawler that had entered Japanese waters. The "Battle of Amami-Oshima" marked the first time that Japanese forces sank a hostile ship since WWII.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 2001, the Japanese Coast Guard engaged in a firefight and sank an armed North Korean infiltration ship disguised as a fishing trawler that had entered Japanese waters. The "Battle of Amami-Oshima" marked the first time that Japanese forces sank a hostile ship since WWII.
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1944, a kamikaze struck the SS John Burke as the liberty ship was transporting ammunition to the invasion force on Mindoro, Philippines. The resulting explosion obliterated the John Burke and crew of 68. Several other ships were damaged by the blast.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1944, a kamikaze struck the SS John Burke as the liberty ship was transporting ammunition to the invasion force on Mindoro, Philippines. The resulting explosion obliterated the John Burke and crew of 68. Several other ships were damaged by the blast.
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RT @rgpoulussen: (Not colourised.) #OTD in 1944, Sessa Aurunca area, Italy. Forward observation officer, signaller and 5.5-inch gun "Smasher" crew, all working closely together. #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: (Not colourised.) #OTD in 1944, Sessa Aurunca area, Italy. Forward observation officer, signaller and 5.5-inch gun "Smasher" crew, all working closely together. #WW2 #HISTORY
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RT @USN_Submariner: USS Parche (SSN-683), the most decorated #USNavy submarine in history, was launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS #OTD in 1973.
#SubSaturday #ColdWar #SilentService
RT @USN_Submariner: USS Parche (SSN-683), the most decorated #USNavy submarine in history, was launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS #OTD in 1973.
#SubSaturday #ColdWar #SilentService
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RT @Sweepers3945: #OTD 1944 JW56A has hit appalling weather N. of the Faroes & - despite the best efforts of the Local Escort commanded by ‘Algerine’ HMS READY - is widely scattered. It will need to regroup at Akureyri, Iceland before re-starting the journey to the Kola #Sweepers80 @karenunikorn
RT @Sweepers3945: #OTD 1944 JW56A has hit appalling weather N. of the Faroes & - despite the best efforts of the Local Escort commanded by ‘Algerine’ HMS READY - is widely scattered. It will need to regroup at Akureyri, Iceland before re-starting the journey to the Kola #Sweepers80 @karenunikorn