11 Feb 1939
China
China
- Japanese troops landed at Sanya on the southern coast of Hainan island in southern China. ww2dbase [Battle of Hainan | Sanya, Hainan | CPC]
- 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]
- 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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