Source: Atlas Obscura
In 1942, Japanese air raids destroyed the above-ground oil tanks at Stokes Hill, Darwin. After these losses, crews set about building 11 bomb-proof underground tunnels below the cliffs of the Australian city. But by the time the war ended, only six of the tunnels had been completed, and none had ever been used.
The Bombing of Darwin on February 19, 1942, was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australian soil. Two separate raids involving 242 Japanese aircraft left at least 250 people dead…
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