Today in World War II History—March 25, 1942
Friday, March 25, 2022 by Sarah Sundin

US Army poster for the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber, WWII
80 Years Ago—Mar. 25, 1942: US Naval Task Force 39 leaves Maine for Britain to protect Allied convoys to the USSR, relieving the Royal Navy to protect the Mediterranean and to invade Madagascar.
First Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers arrive in a combat theater, at Brisbane/Archerfield AF, Australia.