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Pearl Harbour
Where? Pearl Harbour, near Hawaii.
When? 7th of December 1941
Major Damage? Seven american battleships and 10 small vessels were sunk 188 Aircraft were destroyed and 2400 American service men and women were killed.
Casulties-Shown above. -
The Fall of Singapore
The Fall of Singapore 1942.Where? Singapore
When? 15th of Febuart 1942
Major Damage? Yes. It caused major damage, Psychological and Physical.
Casualties? 0ver 10,000 for the Japanese. No Number known for the other deaths, but over 15,000 Australians became prisoners of war. -
1st Bombing of Darwin
When: 19th of Febuary 1941 at 10:00am
Where: Darwin, Northern Territory
Casualties:250–320 killed
300–400 wounded
23 aircraft destroyed
10 ships sunk
25 ships damaged
Damage Done: As above ^^^ -
2nd Bombing- Broome WA
Where: Broome-WA
When: 3rd March 1942
Casualties: Australia, Netherlands, USA: 88 killed (official toll)
22 aircraft destroyed
Japanese: 1 killed (official toll)
Commanders:
Australian
Clifford Gibson
Japanese
Zenjiro Miyano
2 aircraft destroyed
Damage Done: 22 aircraft destroyed, and land quite destroyed. -
3rd Bombing- Broome
When: 4th of March 1942-Time>14:00
Where: Broome-Same place as attack on the fourth.
Casualties-None whatsoever.
Damage? None- however mental damage for the people that were bombed the previous day.
Plane Used>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanishi_H6K -
4th Bombing- Katherine
When? 22nd of March 1942
Where? Katherine NT- Australia
Casualties? 1 Man Dead-Dodger Kodjalwal>>> Story Here>> http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/03/23/295431_ntnews.html
Damage? Not a lot, but mental damage done.
