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1942
North Borneo surrendered to the Japanese providing access to oil fields vital to the Japanese war effort in the Pacific.
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1951
Mustangs of No 77 Squadron, RAAF, launched a rocket attack on suspected Chinese headquarters in Pyongyang, Korea.
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2003
Operation BASTILLE commences with HMA Ships Anzac, Darwin, and Kanimbla as part of a coalition force preparing for operations against the Iraqi regime.
