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Old 10-30-2007, 20:06 PM   #301 (permalink)
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Name the fastest seaplane of all time.

Hint, it broke mach 1.
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Old 10-30-2007, 20:11 PM   #302 (permalink)
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Old 10-30-2007, 20:25 PM   #303 (permalink)
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Old 10-30-2007, 20:28 PM   #304 (permalink)
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Old 10-30-2007, 20:32 PM   #305 (permalink)
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Old 10-30-2007, 20:45 PM   #306 (permalink)
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What battle is said to be the Last Great Carrier Battle of WW2
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Old 10-30-2007, 20:49 PM   #307 (permalink)
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Phillipine Sea? Guessin' here...the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
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Old 10-30-2007, 21:13 PM   #308 (permalink)
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What battle is said to be the Last Great Carrier Battle of WW2
Battle of Leyte Gulf was the last, but was it the last of the GREAT carrier battles? Blues is probably right, but I'll stick with Leyte just for drill.
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Yes ! The U.S. attempted to conquer Canada, then a British colony, in 1813, during the War of 1812. American forces got as far as burning the city of York (now Toronto) before being turned back. In retribution, the British burned much of Washington, D.C., the following year.

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True.

However, technically, Canada is still part of the British Commenwealth, so they are not 100% indepdent, although they can pretty much do whatever they want.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Old 10-30-2007, 22:41 PM   #310 (permalink)
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True.

However, technically, Canada is still part of the British Commenwealth, so they are not 100% indepdent, although they can pretty much do whatever they want.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
We are 100% independent. The commonwealth is just a fancy word for a bunch of countries who once made up the british empire. Other commonwealth nations include Australia and India for example, just two among 53 other countries.
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Battle of the Phillipine sea?

The Battle of Leyte Gulf did happen after, however the Japanese only used there carriers as decoys as they had no airplanes and crewman left.
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We are 100% independent. The commonwealth is just a fancy word for a bunch of countries who once made up the british empire. Other commonwealth nations include Australia and India for example, just two among 53 other countries.
Thanks for clearing that up with me.

I just watched a military channel progam 20th Century Battlefields about the Falkan Islands.

What is their status? Are they independent from Britain? Part of the commonwealth?

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Phillipine Sea? Guessin' here...the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
Correct Blue'..just too good
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Old 10-31-2007, 16:34 PM   #314 (permalink)
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Am I thinking of the Foreign Legion 13 Demibrigade? Later landed in the south of France after serving in North Africa and Syria.
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Old 10-31-2007, 17:32 PM   #315 (permalink)
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Am I thinking of the Foreign Legion 13 Demibrigade? Later landed in the south of France after serving in North Africa and Syria.
yes. somehow the words foreign and legion make me think about the" legion estrangere"...
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