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List of attackson Australia by date
1942
February
19: (10:00 am) Darwin, Northern Territory (NT)
19: (11:55 am) Darwin, NT
19: Bathurst Island, NT
20: 11:30 Off Cape Londonderry, Western Australia (WA). MV Koolama damaged by a Kawanishi H6K flying boat. Attacked again at 1.30pm and severely damaged, with injuries to three passengers.
21: Rulhieres Bay, WA (later known as Koolama Bay) Koolama attacked again, no damage or injuries.
March
3: (9.20am) Broome, WA. Attack on Broome: a strafing raid by nine Mitsubishi Zeroes. At least 88 people were killed and 24 Allied aircraft were destroyed.
3: (~10.30am) Carnot Bay, WA. PK-AFV (Pelikaan), a Douglas DC-3 airliner owned by KLM, was shot down by Zeroes returning from the attack on Broome. It crash-landed 80km (50 mi) north of Broome. Four passengers were killed. Diamonds worth £150,000-300,000 were lost or stolen following the crash.
3: Wyndham, WA. Strafing attack by Zeroes. No casualties. Koolama, which is in port by this time (see above), sinks as an indirect result of the attack.
3: Wyndham Airfield, WA[4]
4: Wreckage and passengers from PK-AFV attacked again by a Kawanishi H6K flying boat, no damage or casualties.
4: (2:00 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
14: Horn Island, Queensland (Qld)[5]
16: (1:30 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield and Bagot, NT
17: Darwin, NT
18: Horn Island, Qld
19: (11:40 am) Darwin (Myilly Point and Larrakeyah), NT
20: Broome Airfield, WA. Attack by Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" heavy bombers. One civilian killed. Minor damage to airfield.
20: Derby, WA[6]
22: (00:51 am) Darwin, NT
22: Katherine, NT[7]
23: Darwin, NT
23: Wyndham, WA (two raids)[4]
28: (12.30 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
30: (05:40 am?) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
30: Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
31: (1:20 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
31: (10:19 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
] April
2: (3:30 pm) Darwin (Harvey St, McMinn St, Shell Oil Tanks), NT
2: Sattler Airfield, NT
4: (1:48 pm) Darwin Civil Airfield and Parap Hotel, NT
5: (12:29 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
25: (2:00 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
27: (12:07 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
30: Horn Island, QLD
May
June
13: (11:52 am) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
14: (1:14 pm) Darwin (town area), NT
15: (12:20 pm) Darwin (Larrakeyah to Stokes Hill), NT
16: (12:01 pm) Darwin (town area), NT
26: (8:50 pm) Darwin, NT
July
7: Horn Island, Qld
25: (8:50 pm) Darwin (town area), NT
26: Townsville, Qld
26: (9:39-10:54 pm) Darwin (Vesteys Meatworks), NT
27: (10:27 pm) Knuckey's Lagoon, Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
28: (00:45 am) Darwin RAAF airfield, NT
28: Townsville, Qld
29: (00:59 am) Darwin (town area) and Knuckey's Lagoon, NT.
29: Townsville, Qld
30: (03:58 am) Darwin (town area) and Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
30: Horn Island, Qld
30: Port Hedland, WA.[8]
31: Mossman, Qld[8]
31: (1:33 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
August
1: Horn Island, Qld
21: Wyndham, WA
23: (12:12 pm) Hughes Airfield, NT
24: (9:24 pm) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
24: (10:14 pm) Noonamah, NT
25: (00:05 am) Darwin and Parap, NT
27: (03:45-05:37 am) Darwin (Botanical Gardens) and Cox Peninsula, NT
28: (03:35 am) Darwin (Railway Yards and Port Patterson), NT
30: (02:39 am) Darwin (town area), NT
31: (05:14 am) Darwin (town area) and Cox Peninsula), NT
September
25: (03:41 am) Darwin (town area) and Knuckey's Lagoon, NT
25: (05:48 am) Darwin (town area and Daly Street Bridge), NT
26: (05:22 am) Livingstone Airfield, NT
27: (04:56 am) Bynoe Harbour, NT
27: (05:44 am) Darwin (town area) (Frances Bay)
October
10: Horn Island, Qld
24: (04:42 hrs) Batchelor Airfield
24: (04:52 am) Pell Airfield
24: (04:57 am) Cox Peninsula
24: (05:12 am) Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
25: (05:30 am) Darwin (town area) and Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
26: (04:54 am) Darwin (town area) and Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
27: (02:20 am) Darwin (town area) and Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
November
23: (03:00-04:39 am) Darwin (town area) and Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
23: Coomalie Creek Airfield, NT
26: (03:20 am) Darwin (town area), Strauss Airfield and Hughes Airfield, NT
27: (03:56-04:46 am) Coomalie Creek, Hughes Airfield and Strauss Airfield, NT
December
1943
Two Australian Spitfire fighters taking off from Darwin to intercept Japanese raiders in March 1943
January
20: (10:44 pm-00:15 am) Searchlight station, AWC Camp, Ironstone, NT
21: (9:54 pm) Darwin (Frances Bay), NT
22: (1:30 pm) HMAS Patricia Cam sunk, near Wessel Islands, NT.
February
March
2: (2:34 pm) Coomalie Creek Airfield, NT
15: (11:20 am) Darwin (oil tanks), NT
April
May
HMAS Maroubra sinking after being attacked off Millingimbi on 10 May 1943
2: (10:15 am) Darwin RAAF Airfield and Darwin Floating Dock, NT
9: Millingimbi, NT
10: Millingimbi, NT. The cutter HMAS Maroubra was sunk.
20: Exmouth Gulf, WA
21: Exmouth Gulf, WA
28: Millingimbi, NT
June
18: Horn Island, Qld
20: (10:43 am) Winnellie and Darwin RAAF Airfield, NT
28: (11:07 am) Vesteys, NT
30: (12:30 pm) Fenton Airfield, NT
July
6: (12:02pm) Fenton Airfield, NT
August
13: (9:45pm) Fenton Airfield, NT
13: (11:12 pm) Fenton Airfield and Coomalie Creek Airfield, NT
13: (11:42 pm) Coomalie Creek Airfield, NT
14: Long Airfield, NT
17: Port Hedland, WA[8]
21: (00:37 am) Fenton Airfield and Coomalie Creek Airfield, NT
21: (03:30 am) Pell Airfield, NT
September
15: (00:25 am) Fenton Airfield and Long Airfield, NT
15: Onslow, WA. (The southernmost air raid in Australia.)
16: Exmouth Gulf, WA
18: (03:50 am) Fenton Airfield and Long Airfield, NT
27: Drysdale River Mission (Kalumburu) airfield, WA. One fatality, Father Thomas Gil, the superior of the mission.
October
November
10: Coomalie Creek Airfield, NT
12: (03:53-05:30 am) Parap, Adelaide River and Batchelor Airfield, NT
(Sourced from wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_raids_on_Australia,_1942%E2%80%9343
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