The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
DARWIN, NT. 1942-02-19. A TANKER, THE BRITISH MOTORIST, WAS PIPING OIL AT THE WHARF WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS OF THE JAPANESE AIR RIAD CRASHED ON DARWIN AT 10.00 AM. SHE MANAGED TO SWING AWAY FROM THE WHARF AND BACK INTO THE HARBOUR WHERE SHE WAS BOMBED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AND SET AFIRE.
DARWIN, NT. 1942-02-19. A TANKER, THE BRITISH MOTORIST, WAS PIPING OIL AT THE WHARF WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS OF THE JAPANESE AIR RAID CRASHED ON DARWIN AT 10.00 AM. SHE MANAGED TO SWING AWAY FROM THE WHAR
DARWIN, NT. 1942-02-19. THE WRECK OF THE TANKER SS BRITISH MOTORIST, SUNK IN THE JAPANESE AIR RAID. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
DARWIN, NT. 1942-02-19. THE WRECK OF THE TANKER SS BRITISH MOTORIST, SUNK IN THE JAPANESE AIR RAID. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
DARWIN, NT. 1942-02-19. DAMAGE TO SHIPPING DURING RAID BY JAPANESE BOMBERS. SMOKE RISES FROM AN OIL TANKER ON FIRE IN THE HARBOUR.
DARWIN, NT. 1942-02-19. THE TANKER "BRITISH MOTORIST" STILL BURNS FIERCELY SOME HOURS AFTER BEING BEACHED FOLLOWING THE JAPANESE AIR ATTACK. (PREFER 134953, A BETTER IMAGE).
DARWIN, NT. 1942-02. A CONSOLIDATED PBY CATALINA FLYING BOAT ON THE HARBOUR. SHIPPING IN THE BACKGROUND INCLUDES (LEFT TO RIGHT) THE HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA, AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT, THE TANKER BRITISH MO
