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Historical Event on 11/17/1948
Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.
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| 7/23/1904 | The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains. |
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| 5/30/1867 | Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre 'Dar- Ul -Ulum' in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 10/16/1922 | M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 7/22/1987 | A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away. |
| 7/26/1991 | Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue. |
| 2/27/1993 | Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget. |
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