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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military
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gptkbp:baseDefense
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:casualties
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at least 235 killed
300-400 wounded
at least 172
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gptkbp:civilianCasualties
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at least 63
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gptkbp:commander_(attacker)
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gptkb:Mitsuo_Fuchida
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gptkbp:commander_(defender)
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gptkb:David_Blake
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gptkbp:commemorates
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Darwin_Day_(19_February)
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gptkbp:date
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19 February 1942
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gptkbp:followedBy
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subsequent air raids on Darwin (1942–1943)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Darwin,_Northern_Territory,_Australia
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Darwin_Cenotaph
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gptkbp:number_of_bombs_dropped
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over 680
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gptkbp:number_of_Japanese_aircraft
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242
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gptkbp:number_of_raids
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2 main raids on 19 February 1942
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:perpetrator
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:purpose
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to prevent the Allies from using Darwin as a base
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gptkbp:result
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Japanese tactical victory
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gptkbp:shipsSunk
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gptkb:HMAS_Mavie
gptkb:MV_Neptuna
gptkb:USS_Peary
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gptkbp:significance
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largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia
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gptkbp:target
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gptkb:Darwin_Harbour
gptkb:R.A.A.F._Base_Darwin
civilian infrastructure
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gptkbp:usedInAircraft
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gptkb:Japanese_Aichi_D3A
gptkb:Japanese_Nakajima_B5N
Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1942 bombing of Darwin
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