18 Apr 1947
- The Royal Canadian Air Force retired its fleet of Ventura aircraft. ww2dbase [Ventura | CPC]
- Jozef Tiso was executed by hanging. ww2dbase [Jozef Tiso | CPC]
- Chiang Kaishek stepped down as the head of the Executive Yuan. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | CPC]
- Chan Chak was made a senior adviser to the Chinese central government. ww2dbase [Chan Chak | CPC]
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