UNITED KINGDOM: RAF Bomber Command: Reconnaissance of northwest Germany (Ruhr); Nine aircraft detailed for trip, five took off, one returned early U/S, one shot down by Dutch fighters . One of 77 Squadron's Whitleys, N1357 flown by Flg. Off T.J. Geach, strayed over neutral Holland and Fokker G-1 twin engined fighters were scrambled to intercept. It was sighted by an aircraft of 3e JaVa and was shot down south of Rotterdam by Lt P. Noonan. Sgt J.E. Miller was killed, but the rest of the crew survived as internees. [Macmillan states that this took place on the 26/27 but Donnelly states 27/28 any confirmation of one or t'other]

FRANCE: Reynaud appeals to his people to carry on the total war against Germany.

U.S.S.R.: Moscow: Stalin refuses to meet Hitler for talks on the Polish border question.

NEW ZEALAND: Michael Savage, the Labour Prime Minister, dies of cancer aged 68. He is succeeded by Peter Fraser.

CANADA:  A General Election for a new House of Commons is held. William Mackenzie King’s Liberals win a record 183 seats, the Conservatives (National Government Party) 40, CCF 8, Social Credit 9 and Independents 5 including Dorise Nielsen a secret member of the Communist Party who ran on the Unity Party ticket in the North Battleford district of Saskatchewan.