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Night of 27-28 April: No.157 Squadron (RAF) becomes the first operational Mosquito night fighter squadron.
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26314 |
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Sir Stafford Cropps reports to Parliament on the results of his mission to India
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26315 |
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RAF bombs Kiel
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26316 |
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Luftwaffe bombs York
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26317 |
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Japanese troops capture Lashio (Burma)
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26318 |
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Japanese complete the conquest of central Burma
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26320 |
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938 civilians killed and 998 injured during April
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26322 |
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The Bell P-39 Airacobra makes its American combat debut in the hands of pilots of the 8th Fighter Group, based close to Port Moresby (New Guinea). They claim four victories on their first mission.
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26323 |
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German invasion of Poland begins.
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26334 |
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France and Britain demand the withdrawal of all German troops from Poland
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26335 |