24.07.1943 24-25 July operation 'Gomorrah', first use in combat of Chaff also know as 'Window'. The target, the city of Hamburg was almost destroyed in 75%, the RAF only loses 12 bombers. Avro 683 Lancaster Handley Page HP.56 Halifax
24.07.1943 Maiden flight of N1K2-J (allied name George), a develop of a naval seaplane fighter (the N1K1 Kyofu), although plagued with "teething" problems was one of the most formidable fighters of the Imperial Japanese Navy and a fearsome adversary for any allied fighter of its time. Kawanishi N1K Kyofu/Shiden
