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air raids of Australia

By Dinga15
  • The first air raids of Darwin

    The first air raids of Darwin

    The first of the air raids on Darwin starts at 10:00am 188 planes are launched from four aircraft carriers named Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu and attack Darwin. At 11:30am 54 land based bombers. 242 identifiedpeople dead.
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    Bombings of Australia

  • Bombing of Broome

    Bombing of Broome

    Broome is bombed by Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero fighters at 9:20am around 88 people dead with 24 allied aircraft destroyed
  • Second bombing of Broome

    Second bombing of Broome

    The air field in Broome was bombed by Mitsubishi G4M2 Betty medium bombers
  • bombing of Katherine

    bombing of Katherine

    Katherine was bombed by a lone Mitsubishi Ki-15 but wa shot down and crashed into a house. only 1 dead