In the 1900’s Darwin was a small town that had only small civil and military infrastructure. But (Wikipedia, 2016) Darwin because of its strategic position was developed by Australian forces and bases were constructed near the town. This happened around the 1930’s and in the early years of World War II (WW2). Darwin had become a vital asset in the route for bomber reinforcement of the Philippines. This route was vital because it avoiding going through the Japanese controlled central pacific. Nine B-17D bombers of the 14th bombardment Squadron was the first to use this route, they left from Hawaii on September 5th 1941 and flew though Darwin between the 10th and 12th of September.
