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Today in U.S. Naval History - April 8
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1925 - First planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1
1950 - Unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR
1951 - First of four detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website at history.navy.mil.
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1925 - First planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1
1950 - Unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR
1951 - First of four detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website at history.navy.mil.