What the records say
- When
- 2 May 1943
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 12.45° S, 130.83° E
- Description
- 1943 battle in the North Western Area Campaign of World War II
Raid on Darwin (2 May 1943)
Battle in the North Western Area Campaign of World War II
The Japanese raid on Darwin of 2 May 1943 was a significant battle in the North Western Area Campaign of World War II. During the raid a force of over 20 Japanese bombers and Zero fighters attacked the Australian town of Darwin, Northern Territory, inflicting little damage on the ground. This attack was the 54th Japanese airstrike over Australia.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Рейд на Дарвин ВВС Японии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page