World War II: Bombing Raids on Darwin

"The article focuses on the success of Japanese airmen Kaname Harada, Hajime Toyoshima, Shinji Kawahara and Shunji Sasaki in attacking Northern Australia during the Second World War. It explores the number of attacks made on the northern part of the territory in a number of combined military missions conducted by the airmen."

"During World War II, the Japanese flew sixty four raids on Darwin and thirty-three raids on other targets in Northern Australia ... "

"The Japanese first attacked the Australian mainland on 19 February 1942 when they launched a devastating air raid on Darwin in the Northern Territory ... "

'On 19 February 1942, Darwin suffered its first and most devastating air raid..'

'Bombed in more than 50 air raids during the Second World War, Darwin is a city shaped by war...'

'It has taken many decades for the true impact of the wartime raids to be understood..'

'The raid on Darwin had a peculiar effect on the Australian psyche that continues to the present day...'

'We look at the government controls the Australian government put into place … we look at the notion of censorship and what news was also given out at the time of the bombing of Darwin...'

'On 19 February 1942 mainland Australia came under attack for the first time when Japanese
forces mounted two air raids on Darwin...'