February 3, 1942
Thursday, February 3, 2022 by Sarah Sundin

Canadian Women’s Auxiliary Air Force recruiting poster, 1941
80 Years Ago—Feb. 3, 1942: Japanese begin air raids on Port Moresby, New Guinea.
Chiang Kai-shek agrees to send Chinese troops to aid the British in Burma.
Canadian Women’s Auxiliary Air Force is redesignated RCAF, Women’s Division (nicknamed “WD” or “Wids”).