March 14, 1943
Today in World War II Pacific History
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SUNDAY, 14 MARCH 1943

(Eleventh Air Force) HQ 28th Composite Group transfers from Elmendorf to Adak.

BURMA AND INDIA (Tenth Air Force) In Burma, 4 B-24s bomb the Moulmein docks. Eight B-25s hit the oft bombed Gokteik Viaduct but the structure remains serviceable.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force) B-17s and B-24s bomb Wewak, Tring, and Madang. A single B-17s bomb Gasmata, and strafe a vessel off Talasea, AA positions at Cape Gloucester, and Finschhafen Airfield. A lone B-24 bombs Dili.

USMC: Force landed is F4F Wildcat 12068 (survives) east of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. The advance echelon of Marine Aircraft Group 21 (MAG-21) arrives Banika.