JAPANESE RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
OVER AUSTRALIA DURING WW2
QUEENSLAND
Toowoomba | date unknown |
Magnetic Island | date unknown |
Calliope River | date unknown |
Townsville | 21 March 1942 |
Townsville | 22 March 1942 |
Cooktown | 21 March 1942 |
Townsville | 1 May 1942 |
Townsville | 11 May 1942 |
Horn Island | 17 June 1942 |
Cairns | 24 June 1942 |
Cooktown | 24 June 1942 |
Horn Island | 6 July 1942 |
Horn Island | 7 July 1942 |
Horn Island | 20 July 1942 |
Horn Island | 29 July 1942 |
Cairns | 30 July 1942 |
Horn Island | 31 August 1942 |
Mornington Island | November 1943 |
Mornington Island | 14 January 1944 |
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney Harbour | 17 February 1942 |
Near Lord Howe Island | 22 February 1942 |
Sydney Harbour | 23 May 1942 |
Sydney Harbour | 29 May 1942 |
Sydney Harbour | 19 February 1943 |
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Darwin | 10 February 1942 |
Darwin | 19 February 1942 |
Darwin | 10 March 1942 |
Katherine & Pine Creek | 21 March 1942 |
Darwin | 31 March 1942 |
Darwin | 15 April 1942 |
Darwin | 22 April 1942 |
Darwin | 27 April 1942 |
Bathurst Island | 15 June 1942 |
Darwin (aborted) | 21 November 1942 |
Darwin | 22 November 1942 |
Darwin (aborted) | 24 November 1942 |
Darwin | 27 November 1942 |
Darwin | 29 November 1942 |
Darwin | 3 December 1942 |
Darwin (aborted) | 11 March 1943 |
Darwin (aborted) | 12 March 1943 |
Darwin (aborted) | 13 March 1943 |
Darwin | 14 March 1943 |
Millingimbi | 13 May 1943 |
Millingimbi | 15 May 1943 |
Darwin Area | 10 Jun 1944 |
TASMANIA
Hobart | 1 March 1942 |
VICTORIA
Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay | 26 February 1942 |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Broome & Treville | 2 March 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 3 March 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 10 March 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 20 March 1942 |
Wyndham | 23 March 1942 |
Drysdale | 28 March 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 3 April 1942 |
Drysdale | 25 May 1942 |
Drysdale | 26 May 1942 |
Drysdale | 27 May 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 15 July 1942 |
Wyndham | 15 July 1942 |
Drysdale | 15 July 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 24 July 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 25 July 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 26 July 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 27 July 1942 |
Broome & Treville | 13 November 1942 |
Wyndham & Drysdale | 13 November 1942 |
Swanbourne, WA | 1943 |
Drysdale area | 6 Nov 1943 |
Drysdale area | 7 Nov 1943 |
Drysdale area | 3 Feb 1944 |
Drysdale area | 20 Feb 1944 |
Drysdale/Truscott area | 20 Jul 1944 |
REFERENCE
Jenkins, David, "Battle Surface - Japan's Submarine War against Australia 1942 - 44", Random House Australia, 1992
15 page monograph from: Military History Section
National Institute for Defense Studies
2-2-1 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Japan
prepared by Retired (MSDF) Captain Kawano Teruaki on August 29th 1997
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