20 Apr 1916
- The Escadrille Américaine (latterly the Escadrille Lafayette) was established as a US volunteer unit flying Nieuport II aircraft with the French Aéronautique Militaire on the Western Front in WW1. ww2dbase [AC]
- Ferdinand Schörner was awarded the Military Merit Cross 3rd class of Austria-Hungary. ww2dbase [Ferdinand Schörner | CPC]
- Masafumi Arima departed for an overseas tour. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]
- Battlecruiser Glorious was launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Glorious | Belfast, Northern Ireland | AC]
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