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1 April 1943
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.
5 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Iran
U.S. AAF takes responsibility for assembling aircraft for USSR at Abadan Air Base. Douglas Aircraft Company, under contract to AAF, had previously been responsible for Abadan.
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Solomon Is.
Japanese aircraft, whose attention during the preceding month has been devoted largely to Allied bases in New Guinea, attack Russell Is.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 8 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-04-01, 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 26 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-04-01, flown by USAAF 7th 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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