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This Day in Naval History – April 8

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April 8, 2009

1925 - First planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1

1950 - Unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR

1951 - 1st of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test

(Source: Navy News Service)

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