File:Darwin 42.jpg

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English: The explosion of the MV Neptuna and clouds of smoke from oil storage tanks, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Australia's mainland, at Darwin on February 19, 1942. In the foreground is HMAS Deloraine, which escaped damage.
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  • 2005-04-09 06:46 Grant65 450×293× (38092 bytes) The explosion of an oil storage tank and clouds of smoke from other tanks, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Australia's mainland, at Darwin on February 14, 1942. In the foreground is HMAS Deloraine, which escaped damage.

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