18 July 1942
EASTERN FRONT: The advance by 6.Armee and 4.Panzerarmee toward the Don bend at Kalach continued. (Syscom)
GERMANY: The maiden flight of a fully functional Me 262 with two Jumo 004 turbojet engines was made. Messerschmitt Test pilot Flugkapitain Fritz Wendel took prototype V-3 of...