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Navy issued contract to Curtiss Wright for the SXB2C-1 dive bomber; which despite prolonged operational development became the principal carrier dive bomber in the last year of World War II known as the Helldiver.

"Nature" magazine prints a letter by Adler and von Halban revealing that an atomic reaction had been sustained long enough that nuclear power was an imminent possibility.

British Interplanetary Society meets at John Happian Edwards home 13 Park Ave in Wood Green a suburb of London. Arthur C. Clarke is in attendance.

Arthur C. Clarke receives a letter from the New York Times about the BIS spacecraft plans.

Lt. A. Soucek (USN) established world's altitude record of 39,140 feet, flying the Wright Apache over Anacostia, D.C.

Research begun at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory at Cleveland.

World War II ended in Europe. At time of German collapse, more than 20,000 V-weapons, V-1 flying bomb V-1 's and V-2 missile V-2 's had been fired. Although figures vary, best estimate is that 1,115 V-2 missile V-2 ballistic rockets had been successfully fired against England and 1,675 against continental targets. Great disparity between production figures and operational missions due ...

Chief of Naval Operations directed BuAer to make preliminary investigation of earth satellite vehicle, such an investigation to "contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of guided missiles, communications, meteorology, and other technical fields with military applications."

First launching of a cluster of three Deacon rockets as a booster at National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA 's Wallops Island.

Aerobee -Hi sounding rocket reached an altitude of 116.5 miles from White Sands Proving Ground WSPG .

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