Today in World War II History—May 9, 1942
Monday, May 9, 2022 by Sarah Sundin

British Spitfire V fighter taking off from carrier USS Wasp for Malta, May 1942 (US Navy photo: 80-G-7083)
80 Years Ago—May 9, 1942: Turning point on Malta—61 RAF Spitfires are delivered by aircraft carriers HMS Eagle and USS Wasp; the Luftwaffe will be diverted to other theaters.
Off North Carolina, US Coast Guard cutter Icarus sinks U-352, rescuing 33, the first German POWs taken by any US forces in WWII.
New song in Top Ten: “Jersey Bounce.”