Today in World War II History—September 26, 1939 & 1944
Thursday, September 26, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

Interior of a B-29 Superfortress, showing the rear pressurized cabin, equipped with four bunks to give crew members a chance for rest on a long mission, June 1944 (US Air Force photo)
80 Years Ago—September 26, 1939: British first use naval air warning radar, during a Luftwaffe attack on carrier HMS Ark Royal.
Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa) is established in Warsaw.
75 Years Ago—Sept. 26, 1944: US 20th Bomber Command B-29 Superfortresses bomb Manchuria, the command’s largest mission to date (98 bombers).