Battle of the Bismarck Sea begins 70 years ago this hour (1943)


Video: 'Battle of the Bismarck Sea'

(Tuesday, March 2, 1943, at about 10 a.m. local time; part of the Pacific War of World War II) — The three-day Battle of the Bismarck Sea began this morning in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA); U.S. and Australian warplanes were able to inflict heavy damage on an Imperial Japanese convoy.