By 8.45am on February 19, 1942, almost 50 Japanese fighters and bombers had been launched from the deck of the Soryu aircraft carrier. An hour later the planes, led by the whining Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” fighters, had begun the bombing of Darwin — a raid that killed hundreds, sank eight vessels and was the largest ever mounted by a foreign power against Australia.
1942年2月19日，早上8时45分，近50架日本战斗机和轰炸机已从“苍龙号”(Soryu)航空母舰的甲板升空。一小时后，在轰鸣的三菱(Mitsubishi) A6M“零式”战斗机的带领下，这些飞机开始轰炸达尔文(Darwin)——这是史上外国对澳大利亚发起的最大规模空袭，致使数百人丧生，8艘舰船沉没。
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