Navy.ca's Fallen Comrades

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

To conquer the command of the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat.

- General Giulio Douhet: The Command of the Air, 1921

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Today in Military History

March 29

1944:

RAF raid on Nuremberg: 95 out of 795 bombers lost

1945:

An acoustic torpedo from U-246 ends HMCS TEME'S part in the war when it blows most of her stern away killing four crewmembers in the process.

1973:

Last American Troops leave Vietnam

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