27 Jan 1939
- The Lockheed XP-38 fighter made its maiden flight. The flight lasted just 24 minutes but the prototype was damaged on landing. ww2dbase [P-38 Lightning | AC]
- Britain and France pledged a £8,000,000 loan and a £4,000,000 gift for Czechoslovakia in an attempt to save the country from falling apart. ww2dbase [Dismemberment of Czechoslovakia | CPC]
- Adolf Hitler ordered Plan Z, the expansion of the German Navy. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt approved the sale of military aircraft to France. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
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