Today in World War II History—March 30, 1944
Saturday, March 30, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Peleliu Island under attack by aircraft of US Navy Task Force 58 (note F6F fighter in flight), 30 March 1944 (US National Museum of Naval Aviation: 1987.096.001.026)
80 Years Ago—Mar. 30, 1944: RAF loses 95 of 795 bombers on raid to Nuremberg, Germany, its heaviest loss in the war.
Japanese surround major British base of Imphal, India.
US Navy’s Task Force 58 with 11 carriers begins a 3-day air strike against the Caroline Islands in the Central Pacific; it will destroy 150 Japanese aircraft at a cost of 20 US aircraft, and will sink over 40 ships and vessels.
RAF Lancaster B Mark Is of No. 50 Squadron, based at Skellingthorpe, flying in spread formation, 26 August 1943 (Imperial War Museum: TR 1156)
