2 Mar 1939
Canada
Canada
- A Hurricane fighter was sent to Canada in preparation for license production. ww2dbase [Hurricane | CPC]
- HMS Acasta began aiding Vickers-Armstrongs in testing ASDIC equipment for the Argentinian light cruiser La Argentina. ww2dbase [Acasta | England | CPC]
- Eugenio Pacelli became the head of the Catholic Church; he took on the papal name Pius XII. ww2dbase [Pius XII | CPC]
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