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Word: crachin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1951-1951
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...picked reinforcements soon to come, he boarded his Constellation for Indo-China. As he flew over India, the news from IndoChina was bad: the Reds had come close enough to cut the Haiphong water supply. De Lattre ordered his pilot to fly direct to Haiphong, but the same crachin mist which was giving cover to the Communists prevented the big Constellation from landing. De Lattre landed at Saigon, rode a light plane back to Haiphong, took charge of the battle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA: Offensive That Failed | 4/16/1951 | See Source »

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