Aviation Museum

The Bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day, 242 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town, ships in Darwin's harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasion of Timor and Java during World War II.

I was not aware so many Japanese planes bombed Darwin and that it was over a 2 year period. The museum had short films about what happened in Darwin during WW11, it was very interesting and extremely informative.Read more