How many bombs hit Darwin in Australia during World War 2?

Answer 1

Darwin was first bombed on 19 February 1942 in an attack that lasted around 20 minutes. Although it was a less significant target, a greater number of bombs were dropped than in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The attacks were the first of about 100 air raids against Australia and the Top End during 1942-43. The total number of bombs might never be known, but Darwin itself suffered a total of 64 air raids, according to information from Anti Aircraft and other Unit Operations Records.

Answer 2

The bulk of the bombing of Australia in WW2 occurred in Darwin over an 18 month period by the same Japanese forces that bombed bombed Pearl Harbour just a month prior. The estimate of bombing raids is roughly 550, and for a far more (sad) and explicit rendition of wartime records, can I refer to the book; "Timothy Hall, Darwin 1942, Australia Darkest Hour, Methuen Australia, 1980".

The Japanese had hopeless intelligence on Darwin at the time, and did not know that 95% of all the conscripted defence people had literally fled Darwin in the first week.

The Pearl Harbour story was turned into a film, but the the bombing story in Darwin in 1941 even nowadays is nothing short of the most amazing war story I've ever read or seen.