Armed Forces Talk: This Day in Military History March 31

Sunday 31 March 2019

This Day in Military History March 31

31/03/1921 The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.

By Japanese Press (1930s-1940s) - Showa era Japan (1930s-1940s), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56070707

31/03/1942 World War II: Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession.

Missouri post refit.JPG

Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=300726

31/03/2019 The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.

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