6 July 1942

MONDAY, 6 JULY 1942

8th Air Force): The RAF invites the
Eighth Air Force to share membership in important RAF operational committees
dealing with targets, operational research, interception, and bomber
operations. VIII Air Force Service Command sets up HQ at Bushy Park with
Major General Walter H Frank as Commanding General. 6 B-17s arrive in the UK
via the N Atlantic ferry route.