[Geek44]

I was in Darwin in September of 2007. It's changed since 1976 when almost every building was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy. It remains one of Australia's worst natural disasters. Nevertheless, there's still plenty there for the WW2 buff. There are several wrecks of Zero aircraft that have been salvaged from the Timor Sea and parts of Japanese bombers that took part in the raids. There's also a spot where junk and rubbish have been dumped over a cliff onto the beach. From the top of the cliff, serial numbers can still be discerned on Allison engine blocks.
There are several museums in Darwin including an aviation museum that has many aircraft including a B-52 and a Cobra gunship. There's a shot-up B-25 and parts of B-24s including a ball turret. I never knew that the gunner sat with the breeches of the guns next to his ears! The highlight for me was a nearly complete Mitsubishi Zero.
For those wishing to visit, I highly recommend it. It has a certain 'Asian' flavour to it and is probably Australia's least 'Anglo' capital city. Visiting during our winter is probably the most comfortable time as far as heat and humidity is concerned. Having said that, it's still way too hot and sticky for my tastes. I've experienced 'wet season' at similar latitudes and in my opinion, humans weren't meant to live under such conditions. Try sleeping in a wet bed with 85% humidity in 30C heat.