Battle of Darwin

Part of

Pacific War of World War II

Date

19 February, 1942

Location

Darwinball,

Northern Territoryball,

Australiaball

Result

Japanese Victory

Territorial changes

Northern Territoryball

Belligerents
Empire of Japanball	Australiaball, USAball

Casualties
2 killed 1 prisoner of war 4 aircraft destroyed	236 killed 300-400 wounded 30 aircraft destroyed 11 vessels sunk 3 vessels grounded 25 ships damaged

The Battle of Darwin, also known as the Bombing of Darwin, was one of the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on

Australiaball. On that day

Empire of Japanball sent 242 aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town, ships on

Darwinball’s haurbor and the town’s two airfields in an attempt to stop the Allies from using them as bases to contest the Invasion of Timor and Javaball in World War II.

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