The bombing of Darwin.

Main bombing of Darwin

Feb 19, 1942

time; 9:58am
length of attack; 1939 – 1945
where; Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
place; Pearl Harbour, Urban areas of Darwin,
type of attack; Japanese aircraft attacked ships.
how many planes; 242
type of plane; Medium bombers, Dive bombers and Fighters.
damage done; Sinking of ships and massive damage to the town.
death injury; death - 250-320 injury – 300-400.
any eyewitness information; “I heard the wail of the sirens and the roar of planes overhead almost simultaneously, I managed

Bombing of Darwin

Period: Feb 19, 1942 to Mar 22, 1942

Air raid on Wyndham

Mar 3, 1942

time; 10am.
where; Western Australia.
place; Wyndham.
type of attack; No bombing happened, the attack being made with machine-guns and cannon.
type of planes; De Havilland DH-84 Dragon, “Betty” bombers.
damage done; little amount of damage.

Air raid on Broome

Mar 3, 1942

time; lasted no more than 20 minutes.
where; Western Australia.
place; Broome.
type of attack; No bombs were dropped, although some were reported. The Japanese fighters destroyed at least 22 Allied aircraft.
how many planes; 32
types of planes; B-24A Liberator, B-17E Flying Fortresses, Lockheed Hudson’s and a Lockheed Lodestar.
damage done; The Japanese fighters destroyed at least 22 Allied aircraft,.
death and injury; 88 deaths.

Air raid on Katherine

Mar 22, 1942

time; 12:20pm
where; Queensland.
place; Townsville
type of attack; Nine Japanese bombers flew 200 miles further south east and bombed Katherine.
how many planes; 12
type of planes; Mitsubishi G4M1 “Betty” bombers.
damage done; The damage was minimal.
death & injury; An aboriginal man called Dodger Kodjjalwal was killed. Three other people were injured.