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18 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.
7 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Pacific
Gen MacArthur assumes supreme command of SWPA, USAFFE becoming inactive.
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Visayan Is.
Japanese make another unopposed landing on Panay, at San Jose.
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Doolittle Raid on Nagoya, Tokyo and Yokohama. Jimmy Doolittle's B-25s take off from . The raids are a great boost of morale for Americans.
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The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-04-18, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA, ANDAMAN ISLANDS.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 54 Allied sorties (52 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-04-18, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included JAPAN, BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO, NEW GUINEA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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