Today in World War II History—March 3, 1942
Thursday, March 3, 2022 by Sarah Sundin

Lancaster B Mark Is of No. 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force, 29 September 1942 (Imperial War Museum: TR 197)
80 Years Ago—Mar. 3, 1942: Operational debut of RAF Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, in a minelaying operation off Helgoland.
Japanese bomb Broome, Australia; 88 killed including Dutch evacuees and US airmen just evacuated from Java.