World War II Chronicle: April 8, 1942
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Today’s front page: Babe Ruth is recovering from a nasty bout of pneumonia and amphibious vehicles are being tested at Fort Knox. The prototype pictured has four wheels so it is not the famous six-wheel DUKW (which begins production this year… On page four, designers have fitted a belly fuel tank to the Bell P-39 Airacobra, and War Department communiques 180 and 181 are on page four…
A crucifix saves the life of an American pilot shot down in the Southwest Pacific (page seven)… Sports section begins on page 17, and the baseball season starts on April 14
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 8 April 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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