Today in World War II History—January 8, 1944
Monday, January 8, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Jan. 8, 1944: First flight of US Lockheed XP-80 Shooting Star jet fighter at Muroc Army Air Base, CA, but it won’t be ready for combat until the war is over.
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson officially replaces Gen. Dwight Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean.