Darwin suffered, for Australia, heavy bombing by the Japanese.
The first raids, on 19 February 1942, were carried out by the same battle group that had attacked Pearl Harbour, along with land based elements from occupied Timor.
They dropped a heavier weight of bombs than Pearl Harbour received, prompting Commander Fuchida (who led both raids) to comment that it was like using a sledgehammer to open a walnut.
All up, the Top End saw around 64 raids.