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Historical Event on 3/3/1859

A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.

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12/15/1943The Vengeance suffered numerous defects and teething troubles, necessitating temporary withdrawal from the two IAF squadrons, but the problems were eventually mitigated if not eradicated, and No. 8 Sqn flew its first operational Vengeance sorties against Japanese targets from Double Moorings, Chittagong.
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