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Historical Event on 2/1/1942
No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio.
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| 8/5/1981 | Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J). |
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