The links below provide some insight into the events in Townsville during WWII. Click on the various links to read what happened . . . . .
World war at our doorstep as Townsville almost became Australia’s Pearl Harbour
By: Samantha Healy From: The Sunday Mail (Qld)March 11, 2012
Click Here for the Story: wwii-at-our-doorstep-as-townsville-almost-became-australia-ph
The Japanese bomb Townsville, Queensland During WWII
More on Townsville during WWII click on the following links:
- Bombing of Townsville
- The First Japanese Air Raid on Townsville on 25/26 July 1942
- The Second Japanese Air Raid on Townsville on 27/28 July 1942
- The Third Japanese Air Raid on Townsville on 28/29 July 1942
The Japanese Raiders
Emily Flying Boats
- Reports by Axis Radio on the Townsville bombing raidsEyewitness accounts
- Earlier Japanese Recce Raids over Townsville and the rest of north Queensland
- Townsville Saved from a 300 aircraft Japanese air raid
E-mails from visitors to this home page
RAAF Events in Townsville during the 1940s
(researched by RAAFA Townsville member, Bruce Hurst)
AFC and Royal Australian Air Force Association Queensland Division Townsville Branch 
