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No. 201 Squadron RAF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 201 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, until March 2010, operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It is the only squadron affiliated with Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. This affiliation started in 1935 and is commemorated in the museum on Castle Cornet. Its history goes even further back than the RAF itself, being formed originally as No. 1 Squadron RNAS on 17 Oct 1914.
Wall Street Crash of 1929
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 1929), also known as the Great Crash, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. The crash signaled the beginning of the 12-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries and that did not end in the United States until the onset of American mobilization for World War II at the end of 1941.
USS Gustafson (DE-182)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gustafson (DE-182) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
No. 200 Squadron RAF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 200 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated during the Second World War.
Polyketide
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Polyketides are secondary metabolites from bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. Polyketides are usually biosynthesized through the decarboxylative condensation of malonyl-CoA derived extender units in a similar process to fatty acid synthesis (a Claisen condensation). The polyketide chains produced by a minimal polyketide synthase are often further derivitized and modified into bioactive natural products.
USS Gurnard (SS-254)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gurnard (SS-254), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gurnard, a trigloid fish having three free pectoral rays, a food fish of the genus Trigla. The striped gurnard inhabits the South Atlantic.
No. 20 Squadron RAF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 20 (R) Squadron of the Royal Air Force was until March 2010, the OCU (Operational Conversion Unit) for the BAE Harrier GR9, and T12, operating from RAF Wittering. A reserve squadron, it could be called upon for combat duties if necessary.
National Reconnaissance Office
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), located in Chantilly, Virginia, is one of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies. It designs, builds, and operates the spy satellites of the United States government.
PolyGram
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.
USS Dempsey (DE-26)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Dempsey (DE-26) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. It was promptly sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. By the end of the ship`s world war II service career, when it returned to the United States, it had accumulated three battle stars.
No. 2 Squadron RAF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 2 Squadron (otherwise known as No. II (AC) Squadron) of the Royal Air Force is currently one of two RAF squadrons (the other is No. 13 Squadron RAF) operating in the reconnaissance role with the Tornado GR4A and GR4 and is based at RAF Marham, Norfolk.
National Party of Europe
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Party of Europe (NPE) was an initiative undertaken by a number of political parties in Europe during the 1960s to help increase cross-border co-operation and work towards European unity.
USS DeKalb County (LST-715)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS DeKalb County (LST-715) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in six states, it was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
USS Guitarro (SS-363)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Guitarro (SS-363), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the guitarro, a ray of the guitarfish family.
National Party of Australia
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.
USS Defense (AM-317)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Defense (AM-317) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Political colour
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Certain political parties or positions have become associated with different colours at different times.
Proxy war
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A proxy war or proxy warfare is a war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly. While powers have sometimes used governments as proxies, violent non-state actors, mercenaries, or other third parties are more often employed. It is hoped that these groups can strike an opponent without leading to full-scale war.
USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gudgeon (SS-211), a Tambor-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gudgeon). Her keel was laid down by the Mare Island Navy Yard. She was launched on 25 January 1941, sponsored by Mrs. William S. Pye, and commissioned on 21 April 1941 with Lieutenant Commander Elton W. "Joe" Grenfell in command.
USS Guavina (SS-362)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Guavina (SS/SSO/AGSS/AOSS-362), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the guavina, a fish which may reach a length of 2 feet (0.6 m) indigenous to the West Indies and the Atlantic coasts of Central America and Mexico.
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