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Today in World War II History—August 18, 1942

Thursday, August 18, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
Gee navigation receiver in a Handley Page Halifax of No. 462 Squadron RAAF, Foulsham, England, April 1945 (Australian War Memorial: P01523.009)

Gee navigation receiver in a Handley Page Halifax of No. 462 Squadron RAAF, Foulsham, England, April 1945 (Australian War Memorial: P01523.009)

80 Years Ago—Aug. 18, 1942: RAF Bomber Command flies its first mission with the Pathfinder Force, a group of bombers which uses Gee navigational radar to locate the target and marks the target with flares for the following bombers.

Japanese land at Basabua near Gona, New Guinea, undetected.

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