Bismarck Sea, 1943: How Allied Pilots won the "most decisive aerial victory of World War 2"

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In March 1943, Allied air forces meticulously planned and coordinated a strategic assault in the South West Pacific. Their target: Japanese shipping in the Bismarck Sea. The build-up was intense, and the Battle of the Bismarck Sea would be heralded as one of the most decisive aerial victories of the Second World War.
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@roderickdunn3464

My step father took part in this battle. He was an Australian pilot flying a B25. He was awarded the US DFC for his actions in the battle. He described how the used "skip bombing" in their attack on the shipping. They had to get down to zero feet, release the bombs, and jump over the target to protect themselves from the blast. The bombs were supposed to be fitted with 7sec delay fuses. On one run they released their bombs, only together blown out of the air as the bombs had been fitted with instaneous fuses. He floated around the Bismarck sea for a couple of days before being picked up.

@saltzkruber732

One could say the Japanese got a revenge by sinking the US carrier named after this battle in 1945

@willdsm08

The Australians handled Kakoda alone, as well as most of the work on the other side of the range. The Americans helped with Lae, and some other areas, but the majority of the work was handled by Australians.

@johnforrester9120

Americans didn’t fight along the track

@BlindPidePiper

Really? This was more decisive than Midway? Really?

@wiltonlewis5369

It wasn't just the Yanks fighting in this action.

@user-fd6rr4iz9m

It was just as much Australian than American.

@nicholasconder4703

What this video does not mention is that skip bombing was invented by the British. My father was trained to conduct skip bombing attacks in 1941 by the people who developed the technique in 1940. He was always annoyed when he read that "the Americans developed skip bombing".

@gtpumps

Australian Beaufighters were armed with 4 X 20mm cannon and 4 X 50 cal machine guns (not 0.303).

@itsme-qk2vb

You're kidding right?

@MakerBoyOldBoy

The Kokoda battle gets no coverage in stateside Guadalcanal accounts. Bad that. Kokoda conflict should not be ignored. It was good to read of the now legendary "Pappy" Gunn field modified medium bombers into a new kind of weapon. The B,-25H with the 75 caliber cannon proved less effective than planned. The photos and the plastic model kit I had as a kid sure looked cool. The "Strafers" story is fascinating. The Aussies were the first to engage the enemy in the Pacific and their efforts, again, are sadly unreported.

@mattheide2775

This is the first time I have heard of Straffer B-25s. As well as the ability to target specific weak points of enemy ships. Thanks for the video and this awesome channel❤

@mathewkelly9968

Funny if you watch footage from this Battle it's shot from RAAF Beaufighters who cleared the decks of AA defences , would have been nice to include us in the Title

@peronik349

In the Pacific War we always talk about the US vs Japan battle, very rarely about the English and Australians. we also talk a lot more about the naval and naval air combat of fighters, the bombers seem completely absent from the theaters of operations.

@neilwilson5785

I like the strategic context given at the start of the video. Then you move on to the tactical aspects. Good work!

@kerrygibbs8198

This was an excellent informative video about a battle that I did not know of. You made it interesting and gave clear information. Of course I gave this a thumbs up.