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21 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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Entries

  1. UK Parliament

    Army And Air Force (Annual) Bill (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1942-04-21: "Army And Air Force (Annual) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  2. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 2 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-04-21, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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