Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese commander who led attack on Pearl Harbor, has masterminded bombing of Darwin, hoping to paralyze Australian Navy.
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Japanese bombs rain on Dawin Harbour; freighter Neptuna, loaded with TNT, explodes in a vast pillar of flame, killing 36 crew.pic.twitter.com/dZVFlAiUED
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Japanese bombing has left Darwin port & city wrecked- 8 ships sunk, 200+ Australians dead, just 4 attacking planes shot down.pic.twitter.com/YmYBQ0t2xU
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In panic, fearing the air raid is prelude to an incoming Japanese invasion, many inhabitants of Darwin & even some Australian soldiers are looting from bombsites & fleeing south.
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A fictionalised version of the raid features prominently in the 2008 film Australia. Prior to this, much of the rest of the country had been unaware that Australia had ever been attacked. Source:wiki
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Learn so much with this count. Honestly did not know the Aussie mainland was attacked

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Same here
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My father was there.
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err.. officially and in the media they were described as "United Nations" war ships
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