Today in World War II History—April 18, 1943
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, saluting Japanese naval pilots at Rabaul, hours before his death, Apr. 18 1943 (public domain via Wikipedia)
80 Years Ago—Apr. 18, 1943: “Palm Sunday Massacre”—US Ninth Air Force and RAF fighters destroy 59 German Ju 52 & Ju 53 transport planes bound for North Africa.
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of Japanese Combined Fleet, is killed when his plane is shot down by US Thirteenth Air Force P-38s over Bougainville.