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From: jem3@pyuxf.bellcore.com (John E McKillop)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: 1 Sep 39
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From: jem3@pyuxf.bellcore.com (John E McKillop)

I originally transmitted this on August 21st but never saw it
displayed, SOOOO, I am going to try again.

At 0445 local on 1 September 1939, the German Army crossed the
Polish border to start World War II. I propose to post five
messages next week describing the status of RAF, RCAF, USAAC, USN,
and USMC forces on that day. (You may ask why I did not do this
last year; the answer is that I did not get on the net until April
of this year.) The five messages are:

1. The disposition, aircraft and unit codes of RAF combat squadrons
   on 1 Sep 39.
2. The organization, stations and aircraft of the Royal Canadian
   Air Force (RCAF) and U.S. Army Air Corps on 1 Sep 39.
3. The organization, stations and aircraft of the U.S. Navy on 1
   Sep 39.         
4. The ships of the U.S. Navy on 1 Sep 39 listed by status, i.e.,
   commissioned, decommissioned, etc.
5. The organization, stations and aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps
   on 1 Sep 39.

Please let me know if there is any interest in this kind of stuff
and perhaps I can something else for another date (like the Day of
Infamy).