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July 24-November 9: "Around the rim" circuit flight of the United States, cover-lug 9,823 miles, completed by Lt. Col. R. L. Hartz and Lt. E. E. Harmon in a Martin bomber.

July 24-31: Graf Zeppelin carried 12 scientists on Arctic flight.

July 24-August 3: German city of Hamburg subjected to a series of massive RAF attacks, totaling 3,000 planes, which exploited first use of "chaff" or "window" to saturate radar early warning and resulting in a severe "fire storm."

Manufacturers Aircraft Association formed to handle cross-licensing patents between all manufacturers. $640 million aviation bill became law, the largest U.S. appropriation for aviation to date.

Air Corps began aerial photographic survey of Alaska under Lt. Col. H. H. Arnold.

Dr. Jerome C. Hunsaker was elected Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA and Chairman of its Executive Committee.

Bumper No. 8, a German V-2 missile V-2 with a 700-pound Army-JPL Wac Corporal , was fired from Long-Range Proving Ground at Cape Canaveral ; the first-stage V-2 missile V-2 climbed 10 miles separated from the second-stage Corporal which traveled 15 more miles. This was the first missile launch from Cape Canaveral .

Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, extending from Alaska's northwest coast eastward to Baffin Island, became operational. Falcon GAR-2A, heat-seeking infrared missile, tested successfully.

Senate established Standing Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

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