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Australia shocked by bombing raid

19th February 1942: "Australia's Pearl Harbor" reveals the reach of the Japanese carrier and land based planes

Feb 19, 2022
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Japanese bombs land inland and along the foreshore of Darwin harbour during the first air raid on February 19 1942.

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