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TODAY IN CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY
1957 - HMCS Bonaventure is commissioned at Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the first aircraft carrier to be owned outright by Canada and incorporates several post-war technical developments: an angled deck, mirror landing aid, and steam catapult.
Today's Honour Roll
W. R. Stewart, T. V. O'Kee, A. Morrison, J. L. Kostenly, W. J. Smith, H. J. Hill, F. Birdgenaw, C. G. Cooper, F. Rosenberg, R. A. Markle
These are 10 of the 218 Canadians who fell on this day in history.
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