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16 April 1942
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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Visayan Is.
Gen Wainwright places Gen Sharp in command of Visayan garrisons and orders him to reorganize Visayan-Mindanao Force for stand on Mindanao. Cebu I. is thus conceded to be lost.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-04-16, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 26 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-04-16, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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