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1942
February
19
The bombing of Darwin
On 19 February 1942 aircraft from Nagumo's carriers and from bases on Celebes and Ambon bombed Darwin, the largest attack ever made on Australia.
April
05
The Easter Sunday raid on Colombo
On Easter Sunday, 5 April 1942, Nagumo's carrier aircraft bombed Colombo, and in the afternoon sank the cruisers Cornwall and Dorsetshire at sea.
09
The attack on Trincomalee
On 9 April 1942 Nagumo's aircraft bombed the base at Trincomalee, then sank the carrier Hermes and the destroyer HMAS Vampire off the coast of Ceylon.
June
03
The Battle of Midway begins
On 3 June 1942 a Catalina sighted Japanese transports heading for Midway. B-17s hit no ship, and Nagumo's carriers were still hidden in the fog.
04
Key event
The sinking of Nagumo's carriers
On 4 June 1942 at Midway American dive-bombers set Akagi, Kaga and Sōryū ablaze, and Hiryū that evening. The Japanese managed to hit Yorktown first.
August
24
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons
On 24–25 August 1942 US aircraft sank the carrier Ryūjō and turned back a Japanese reinforcement convoy, but Enterprise was hit by three bombs.
October
26
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
On 26 October 1942 the Japanese sank the carrier Hornet and damaged Enterprise but lost nearly 150 airmen. Tactically, Japan won the battle.
1944
July
07
The last attack on Saipan
On 6 July 1944 General Saitō ordered a final attack. Before dawn on 7 July at least 3,000 Japanese struck the Americans on the Tanapag plain.