CREATE TABLE table_61039 ("Date" TEXT, "Name" TEXT, "Nationality" TEXT, "Tonnage  ( GRT ) " FLOAT, "Fate" TEXT)

Which Nationality has a Date of 8 may 1942?
SELECT "Nationality" FROM table_61039 WHERE "Date" = '8 may 1942'
SELECT "Nationality" FROM "table_61039" WHERE "Date" = '8 may 1942'