ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280175
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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero (Zeke) |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Registration: | BII-124 |
| MSN: | 5349 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Melville Island, Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
First attack on Darwin, shot down by ground fire - most likely by troops from the 19th Battalion Australian Army. Pilot crash landed on Melville Island and was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
1. https://www.ozatwar.com/darwin02.htm
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Darwin
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2022 00:56 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 10-Jul-2022 00:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 10-Jul-2022 00:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Jul-2022 01:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2022 22:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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