February 6, 1942 Today in World War II Pacific History Day by day chronology
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.