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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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To throw bombs from an airplane will do as much damage as throwing bags of flour. It will be my pleasure to stand on the bridge of any ship while it is attacked by airplanes.
- Newton Baker, US minister of defense (1921)
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January 17
1944: First attack toward Cassino (Italy)
1957: HMCS Bonaventure is commissioned at Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the first aircraft carrier to be owned outright by Canada and incorporates several post-war technical developments: an angled deck, mirror landing aid, and steam catapult
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