Air Raids On Darwin, February 19, 1942

	caption	The explosion of an oil storage tank, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin, February 19, 1942 In the foreground is HMAS ''Deloraine'' , which escaped damage
	partof	World War II , Pacific War
	date	February 19 1942
	place	Darwin, Australia
	result	Japanese victory
	combatant1	Australia <br> United States
	combatant2	Japan
	commander1	David V J Blake
	commander2	Chuichi Nagumo
	strength1	30 planes
	strength2	242 planes
	casualties1	At least 243 killed<br>(possibly 1,100 dead in total)<br>23 planes destroyed<br>10 ships sunk
	casualties2	1 killed<br> missing 6 POW <br> Four planes destroyed in Australian airspace failed to return

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