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* The [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tarakan_(1945) Battle of Tarakan]], part of the first stage of the Borneo campaign of 1945, saw Allied forces land on Tarakan Island with the main objective of capturing the island's airfield and oil fields. After a hard-fought victory which saw the highest Allied casualties of any of the Borneo landings, over 100 civilians casualties, and the near-total devastation of the island, it turned out that the airfield was irreparably destroyed and the oil fields were so badly damaged they could not resume production until after the war.
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* This inevitably happens in artistic movements and trends. Eventually, something that was [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny edgy, original, and avant-garde becomes mainstream]] and another trend with only TheThemeParkVersion surviving and all the UnbuiltTrope forgotten by all but a few. In addition, the mainstream audience never quite opens itself up to outsider art, and the next generation of artists will still have to fight [[ViciousCycle the same battles over and over again]] to get their voice heard, with only a few worthy artists, getting success.

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* This inevitably happens in artistic movements and trends. Eventually, something that was [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny [[OnceOriginalNowCommon edgy, original, and avant-garde becomes mainstream]] and another trend with only TheThemeParkVersion surviving and all the UnbuiltTrope forgotten by all but a few. In addition, the mainstream audience never quite opens itself up to outsider art, and the next generation of artists will still have to fight [[ViciousCycle the same battles over and over again]] to get their voice heard, with only a few worthy artists, getting success.


* WWII Naval pilot Joseph P. Kennedy, eldest brother of John F. Kennedy, volunteered for Operation Aphrodite, a dangerous series of 1944 missions to destroy hard-to-reach targets like the [[StupidJetpackHitler German V3 supercannon]]. He and his co-pilot were to arm the explosives in their bomber, which could not be done remotely, and bail out. The bomber would then be piloted by remote control, crashing into the V3's bunker complex and exploding. But shortly after the explosives were armed, they prematurely exploded, vaporizing plane and crew. The [[ShootTheShaggyDog shaggy dog was thoroughly shot, however,]] when it was later discovered that the V3 complex had already been damaged beyond repair with a more conventional method by Lancaster bombers from the [[Film/{{TheDamBusters}} 617 Squadron]] on July 6, 1944.

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* WWII Naval pilot Joseph P. Kennedy, eldest brother of John F. Kennedy, volunteered for Operation Aphrodite, a dangerous series of 1944 missions to destroy hard-to-reach targets like the [[StupidJetpackHitler German V3 supercannon]]. He and his co-pilot were to arm the explosives in their bomber, which could not be done remotely, and bail out. The bomber would then be piloted by remote control, crashing into the V3's bunker complex and exploding. But shortly after the explosives were armed, they prematurely exploded, vaporizing plane and crew. The [[ShootTheShaggyDog shaggy dog was thoroughly shot, however,]] however, when it was later discovered that the V3 complex had already been damaged beyond repair with a more conventional method by Lancaster bombers from the [[Film/{{TheDamBusters}} 617 Squadron]] on July 6, 1944.
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* This happens in artistic movements and trends. Eventually, something that was edgy, original, and avant-garde becomes mainstream and another trend with only TheThemeParkVersion surviving and all the UnbuiltTrope forgotten by all but a few. In addition, the mainstream audience never quite opens itself up to outsider art, and the next generation of artists will still have to fight the same battles over and over again to get their voice heard, with only a few worthy artists, getting success.

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* This inevitably happens in artistic movements and trends. Eventually, something that was [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny edgy, original, and avant-garde becomes mainstream mainstream]] and another trend with only TheThemeParkVersion surviving and all the UnbuiltTrope forgotten by all but a few. In addition, the mainstream audience never quite opens itself up to outsider art, and the next generation of artists will still have to fight [[ViciousCycle the same battles over and over again again]] to get their voice heard, with only a few worthy artists, getting success.

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