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Arthur C. Clarke receives American pulp magazines Amazing Stories and Astounding Science Fiction from Forrest Ackerman in the United States. Clarke notes in his diary that Willy Ley had already sent Astounding to him. This influx of pulps to Clarke will ultimately lead to him writing his seminal paper on communication satellites in 1945.

Informal meeting of the British Interplanetary Society at the Red Bull pub in London, Arthur C. Clarke is in attendance.

Professor Arthur Low of the British Interplanetary Society appears on BBC radio in London.

Arthur C. Clarke reads the British Post Office's official file on rocket mail (87265/46) and comments "Not much of interest. Proposal first made in 1832 "

British Interplanetary Society meets at Red Bull pub in London. Arthur C. Clarke is in attendance and reports "a full house". H.E. Ross, R.A. Smith, Val Cleaver, Janser and Abel are all there.

Arthur C. Clarke goes to hear Olaf Stapledon lecture in Golders Green London and then watches the air raids on London as he travels home.

Arthur C. Clarke takes exam in Tottenham and waits to be told when the RAF will interview him.

Arthur C. Clarke is interviewed by the Royal Air Force and is told he isn't wanted and so he applied to the Army.

British Interplanetary Society meets at Red Bull pub in London. Arthur C. Clarke is in attendance with Val Cleaver, H.E. Ross, and J.H. Edwards.

Arthur C. Clarke who had been working at the Post Office in London arrives at his war time evacuation billet at Colwyn Bay in North Wales.

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