Bombing of Darwin 75th Anniversary
Channel: contactpublishing
Date: 2017-02-27

On Thursday 19 February 1942 at about 9:58am, the first waves of nearly 190 Japanese aircraft began bombing and strafing the many ships in Darwin Harbour.
Three warships and six merchants were sunk within 30 minutes, with many more damaged.
The airport, army barracks and oil-storage facilities were also attacked and seriously damaged.
A second attack about two hours later concentrated on RAAF Base Darwin.
More than 240 people were killed, including 16 civilians in the town and 23 civilian workers on the harbour wharf.
More than 100 Americans were killed, including 88 crew members of the American destroyer USS Peary.