25 Aug 1931
Japan
Japan
- The first flight from the newly completed Haneda Airfield in Japan took off, carrying cargo to Dairen, Kwantung Leased Territory (now Dalian, Liaoning Province, China). ww2dbase [Haneda Airfield | Tokyo | CPC]
- USS New York arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for an overhaul. ww2dbase [Puget Sound Navy Yard | New York | Bremerton, Washington | DS]
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