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12 October 1940

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.

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  1. At sea

    Carrier Wasp (CV-7), off the Virginia capes, launches 24 USAAC P-40s and 9 O-47s to gather data on comparative take-off runs of naval and army aircraft. For the first time Army planes are flown off a Navy carrier.

    Source US Navy chronology (NHHC) (opens external site)

  2. At sea

    Commander Atlantic Squadron (Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis), in destroyer Rhind (DD-404) visits Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The timely goodwill visit came in the wake of an extensive cabinet shakeup by the Haitian president the previous day.

    Source US Navy chronology (NHHC) (opens external site)

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