On May 2nd, 1943, No.1 Fighter Wing scrambled 34 Spitfires to intercept 25 Japanese Betty bombers and 27 Zeros over Darwin.
The first major dogfights over Darwin saw Spitfires scrambling against superior numbers of Zeros and G4M “Betty” bombers.
A pensioner has finally achieved her lifelong dream of flying in a Spitfire plane – at the age of 91. Doreen Allen first fell in love with the “beautiful” aircraft as a child during World War Two ...