ダーウィン空襲

2月19日（日）快晴

 

1942年の今日、日本軍は242機の艦載機で北部準州のダーウィンを無差別爆撃。真珠湾攻撃より大量の爆弾を投下し、街は完全に焼かれ243人以上の死者が出ました。日本軍は引き続きブルーム、タウンズビル、ウィンダム、ホーン島、ケアンズ(7月30日)などを次々攻撃。翌年11月まで97波の爆撃を繰り返しました。

 

ダーウィン

 

ケアンズのTVはダーウィン空襲70周年とQM2入港とを繰り返し報道しています。巨大船の周りに追っかけのモーターボートやカヤックが群がっています。夕方風の具合が良くなるとヨットも集まって来るはずです。

                             

 

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Air-raid on Darwin  Sun. February 19 : fine

 

Today back in 1942 Japanese army bombed indiscriminately Darwin of Northern Territory with their 242 carrier planes. They threw even more bombs than they did in Perl Harbor attack. The town was burned completely and more than 243 people were killed. Continuously Japanese army attacked Broome, Townsville, Windom, Horn Island and Cairns (July 30). They repeated bombing 97 times until November next year. 

Darwin

They have been broadcasting repeatedly the news of 70th anniversary of Darwin bombing and QM2’s entry on Cairns’ TVs. Groupie motor-boats and kayaks have been gathering around the huge ship. Sailing boats are also to come by evening when the wind condition gets better.