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- British Chindit forces attacked Indaw, Burma. Meanwhile, Orde Wingate began moving his headquarters from Imphal to Sylhet in India, thus causing some confusion in the Indaw offensive. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Officers and men of Air Group 100 arrived on board. ww2dbase [Main Article | DS]
- A Junkers Ju 88A-14 from 8/KG6 of German Luftwaffe shot down during the night by a Mosquito of No. 488 Squadron RAF crashed on three B-26 Marauder bombers of the US 323rd Bombardment Group (Medium) at RAF Earls Colne at Earls Colne, Essex, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Wasp arrived at San Diego, California, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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