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3 unusual facts about VMA-231


VMA-231

During this time Lieutenant Glen Loeffel was awarded the Navy Cross of heroism for his lone attack on the Japanese cruiser Furutaka on October 4, causing substantial damage and rendering it inoperable and easy prey for sinking which eventually occurred on October 11.

VMA-231 was reactivated on May 15, 1973, and the Marine Corps' oldest squadron became the Corps' newest, flying the Corps' newest aircraft, the Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier.

The squadron served in a reserve status as VMF-231 in Akron, Ohio and Grosse Ile Township, Michigan until they were deactivated on August 31, 1962.


Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble

With an operating budget of € 610 million in 2011, the Grenoble hospital employs a total of 7,231 employees (including 1,557 medical staff) that makes it the largest employer in the Grenoble area before STMicroelectronics and Schneider Electric.

Declaration and forfeiture

In a game against Kent at the Bat and Ball Ground in Gravesend, Wright declared Nottinghamshire's second innings closed on 157 for 5 to set Kent a target of 231 to win.

E. W. Pugin

It has the tallest spire in Dublin (231 ft), and occupies a prominent position on high ground overlooking the Liffey Valley.

European route E231

The E 231 is a European B class road in the Netherlands, connecting the cities of Amsterdam and Amersfoort.

Farman F.230

Typical of these exploits was Marcel Lalouette and Jean de Permangle's long-distance flight on 12 January 1931, where they flew an F.231 from Istres, France, to Villa Cisneros, in what was then French West Africa during which they covered 2,700 km (1,690 mi) in 22 hours and set a new distance record.

Gita Govinda

Barbara Stoler Miller's translated the book in 1977 as Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva's Gita Govinda (ISBN 0-231-11097-9).

Gujrat District

It remained under the Mauryas until shortly after the death of Asoka in 231, and about forty years later came under the sway of Demetrius the Graeco-Bactrian.

Haptic medicine

Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin (Paperback) by Ashley Montagu, 3rd edition, Columbia University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-231-03488-1

Harold E. Lurier

Crusaders as Conquerors: The Chronicle of Morea, Columbia University Press (1964), ISBN 978-0-231-02298-9, This book is an annotated translation from the original Greekvverse version of Chronicle of the Morea (Greek: Το χρονικόν του Μορέως), a famous historical account of the Frankish principality of Morea in southern Greece, written in the 14th century.

Henry Gilroy

Along with Ronnie del Carmen, Gilroy co-wrote the four-issue Joker/Mask comic book which was collected by Dark Horse/DC in 2001.

Hugo de Vries

Ridley, Matt, The Agile Gene, 2003, ISBN 0-06-000679-X, pp 231–2.

Investigator Group

Pearson Island, the second largest of the whole Investigator Group, and containing its highest point at 231 m above sea level, is vegetated with shrub and heathland with patches of Casuarina and Melaleuca woodland.

Joseph J. Went

He commanded Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 12, Marine Attack Squadron 214, Marine Aircraft Group 24, the 3rd Force Service Support Group, and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

Justin Hatcher

He played for the Lake Elsinore Storm, San Antonio Missions and Portland Beavers, hitting .231, .100 and .204 with them, respectively.

Kenyan shilling

In 2010, Section 231(4) of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya stated "Notes and coins issued by the Central Bank of Kenya may bear images that depict or symbolise Kenya or an aspect of Kenya but may not bear the portrait of any individual."

M Resort

In October 2010, Penn National Gaming bought the resort's $860 million in debt from the Bank of Scotland for $231 million.

María Luz Incident

When he was turned over to Japanese authorities at Yokohama port, he complained about severe mistreatment and asked for protection and the rescue of 231 other Chinese aboard who were suffering from the same fate.

Markarian 231

Markarian 231 (UGC 8058) is a Type-1 Seyfert galaxy that was discovered in 1969 as part of a search of galaxies with strong ultraviolet radiation.

National Insurance Institute

During the period 1999 and 2002 the insurance broker, PWS International Ltd made 41 corrupt payments totalling $1,982,231 to officials employed by INS and the national electricity and telecommunications provider Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE).

New York State Route 231

After NY 231 curves to the northwest, it enters a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Northern State Parkway, where the designation terminates.

North Carolina Highway 231

The first NC 231 was established in 1925 as a new primary routing from NC 21/NC 23, in Elizabethtown, to NC 20, in Acme.

Precrime

For born criminals, criminal psychopaths and dangerous habitual offenders eliminatory penalties (capital punishment, indefinite confinement, castration etc.) were seen as appropriate (cf.Leon Radzinowicz/Roger Hood: A History of English Criminal Law, London 1986, pp. 231–387).

Salman Masalha

Haim Gouri, "Selected Poems, with an Introduction" (Arabic: خلخال ينتظر الكاحل), Masharef, No. 30, pp 204–231, 2007

Schleicher ASW 17

Hans-Werner Grosse broke several world records in his ASW 17 including: the record goal flight at 1,231 km in 1974, the triangular distance record 1,063 km in 1977 and then again at 1,306.9 km, and the 1,250km speed triangle at 133.24 km/h in 1980.

Slut-shaming

Additionally, the performance apparel and dance-moves of pop-star Miley Cyrus at the 2013 VMA Awards created "slut-shaming" uproar.

Soběslav

Jaroslav Brodský ( 22. March 1920 - †12. August 1981 in Torontu-Canada); pedagogue - school director, „prisoner of the regime“ (1950–1960), founder of the K 231 organization, emigrant, publicist.

Sterling Simms

While waiting for an offer, Sterling traveled to Miami with Bishop to the VMA’s.

Super-Sons

An earlier version of Batman Junior made one appearance in Detective Comics #231 (May 1956), in a story written by Edmond Hamilton, with art by Sheldon Moldoff.

Superior rectus muscle

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Torre Branca

It is 108.6 m high, which makes it the sixst highest structure in Milan after Tower Cesar Pelli A (231 m), Palazzo Lombardia (161 m), Pirellone or Pirelli Tower (127 m) and the Breda Tower (116 m).

Trese

But again, the similarities between early Jamie Delano written Hellblazer comics is obvious – each story of Trese builds up her mystique and introduces a little more of her background in Manila, just as Delano did in Original Sins.

Tsvetan Atanasov

He played for CSKA Sofia form the spring of 1966 to the 1976 having 231 match and 36 goals for the A PFG.

U.S. Route 231

At Owensboro, US 231 joins US 60 (also known as the Wendell H. Ford Expressway) around the city's east side, which it then follows to just north of Maceo.

Urban anthropology

Ulf Hannerz (1980) Exploring the City: Inquiries Toward an Urban Anthropology, ISBN 0-231-08376-9

VMA-133

The squadron was deactivated on August 1, 1945 at Malabang, Mindanao.

VMA-211

In September 2012, while VMA-211 was deployed to Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, the Taliban attacked and destroyed several of the squadron's Harrier aircraft.

VMA-223

VMF-223 left the island on October 16, 1942 having accounted for 110½ enemy aircraft shot down including that of Japanese ace Junichi Sasai.

VMA-311

Legendary pilots during this era included later Astronaut and Senator John Glenn and baseball star Ted Williams.

VMA-513

At this time the squadron, with its 15 F7F "Tigercats" and 15 F4U-5N "Corsairs," were flying out of Pusan West (K-1) Air Base and providing the sole night fighter air defense and interdiction support to all UN forces.

Willis Jacox

He played for the Roughriders in parts of the 1987, 1991 and 1992 CFL seasons, leading the league in kickoff return yards {1,231 yds} in 1991.

Woodhead Commission

Three mandated territories under British control: all of the Galilee (initial population 77,300 Jews and 231,400 Arabs), an enclave including Jerusalem and Lydda (initial population 80,100 Jews and 211,400 Arabs), and the Negev region from north of Beersheva (initially 60,000 Arabs).

Zendeko

Motion picture and television credits include The Tonight Show with rock band, Korn, MTV VMA's, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Kanye West, and an appearance in Sony Pictures motion picture Charlie's Angels (film).

Zidan

Cao Zhen (died 231), style name Zidan, military general under Cao Cao


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