Air Operations, AustraliaP-40 pilots of the 49th Pursuit Group's 7th Pursuit Squadron shoot down a Japanese G4M 'Betty' bomber and 4 A6M 'Zeros' over Horn Island (Darwin) around 1300 hours. []Air Operations, EuropeBOMBER COMMAND6 Bostons are sent on shipping sweeps off Le Havre. [ | ]Air Operations, MediterraneanThe RAF carries out a night raid on Rhodes. Some bombs are mistakenly dropped on Milas, Turkey 113 km to the east. [ | ]Air Operations, North AfricaBenghazi is hit in another bombing raid by the RAF. [ | ]Allied PlanningThe Chief of Staffs Committee decides to maintain defensive positions in the Pacific theater and proceed with the build-up of American forces in Britain for the opening of a second front against the Axis in Europe. [ | ]AustraliaThe first convoy with US troops arrives in Australia disembarking about 30,000 soldiers. Since March 2, all physically fit Australian adult male civilians have been eligible for war service.
ChinaMaj-Gen L. E. Dennys, British military advisor to Chiang Kai-shek, is killed in an air crash near Chungking. [ | ]Germany, PlanningHitler orders terror attacks, Terrorangriffe, against British provincial towns. [ | ]MaltaThere are more Axis raids on Ta Venezia and Hal Far. [ | ]MediterraneanOver the next 4 days 3 Italian submarines are sunk by the British submarines, the Tricheco by the Unbeaten on the 17th, Ultimatum and Upholder. [ | ]North Sea
PhilippinesGen MacArthur and his staff arrive on Mindanao. [ | ]Vichy FrancePétain names Laval as premier. [ | ] |
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