UK Parliament
Sir Lionel Preston'S War Commentary (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-06-24: "Sir Lionel Preston'S War Commentary." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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24 June 1941
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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-06-24, flown by RAF. Targets included LIBYA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 21 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1941-06-24, flown by RAF. Targets included SYRIA, LEBANON.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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