7 July 1942
Eastern Front
German troops capture Voronezh
War at Sea
A Lockheed A-29 Hudson of the 13th Bombardment Group became the first USAAF aircraft to sink a U-boat, destroying U-701 (also see 11 July). The group operated the A-29 alongside B-18s and B-25s, before being inactivated on 30 November 1942.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 7 July 1942, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1942_07_07.html
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