Fall 1944
Marine Corp aviators attack Japanese airfield on Biak
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the attack on the Biak airfield has cleared the way for a major operation into the Banda Sea area. Any Japanese naval operation will have to occur without land based air cover
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"Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill
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