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It is unknown how many people were killed in the Darwin bombings, but according to the original records, 243 civilians and military personnel were killed. This number was later revised to "about 250", and later again, revised upwards still.

The real toll is believed to have been much higher, as these figures did not include the many Indigenous Australians who lived in the area. Also, not all of the crews of some of the merchant ships were fully known.

There was one report in the 1990s which suggested the figure was 1,024, but there is no substance to this claim.

It is interesting to note that, at the time, the government announced that 17 people had been killed, in an effort to preserve morale.

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The Australian Govermnet gives these figures of deaths of Australians, Britons and Americans. Japanese deaths were not recorded.

250-320 killed,

300-400 wounded,

23 aircraft destroyed,

10 ships sunk,

25 ships damaged

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Australia lost about 900 and 77 aircaftsAbout 900 people and lost 77 aircrafts

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It is estimated 250 - 320 were killed in the Darwin, Australia bombings by the Japanese. 300 - 400 were wounded. There were also 23 aircraft destroyed, 10 ships sunk and 25 ships damaged.

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The first attack on Darwin occurred on the 19th of February 1942, over the next two years Darwin was bombed 64 more times, which killed thousands of people.

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The most common number I have found is 2,403 Americans died during the attack at Pearl Harbor. 68 civilian 2,335 military.

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