1 Sep 1936
  • Drayton was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Drayton | CPC]
China
  • Arthur Chin was promoted to first lieutenant and was assigned the flight leader of the Chinese 6th Squadron. ww2dbase [Arthur Chin | CPC]
  • Gao Youxin enrolled in the Central Aviation Academy of China. ww2dbase [Gao Youxin | CPC]
Germany
  • U-23 was assigned to the 1st Submarine Flotilla; Korvettenkapitän Eberhard Friedrich Clemens Godt was named her commanding officer. ww2dbase [U-23 | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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