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16 August 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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US Navy L-class blimp L-8 drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 21 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-08-16, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, RAF. Targets included EGYPT, SICILY.
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 15 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-08-16, flown by RAAF. Targets included TIMOR.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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