February 6, 1942
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FRIDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 1942

RAAF: Guinea Airways Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor VH-UBI and Ford 4-AT-E Trimotor VH-UDY are impressed into service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Ford 5-AT-CTrimotor A45-1 and Ford 4-AT-E Trimotor A45-2.

USAAF: Construction begins for Alamogordo Army Airfield in New Mexico.