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11 Feb 1939

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  • U-40 was commissioned into service with Kapitänleutnant Werner von Schmidt in command. She was assigned to the 6th Submarine Flotilla. ww2dbase [U-40 | CPC]
United States
  • A Lockheed XP-38 prototype aircraft from California to New York in the United States in 7 hours and 2 minutes. ww2dbase [P-38 Lightning | CPC]



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