World War II - The Bombing of Darwin

Time: Thursday Feb 19, 1942

Place: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Details: The Bombing of Darwin, on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day, 242 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town, ships in Darwin's harbor.

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