ðə fˈɜːst lˈɑːɹdʒ ˈælaɪd ˈɛɹɪəl ɐtˈæk ˌɔn zˈædɑːɹ wʌz kˈæɹid ˈaʊt ˌɔn tˈuː noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː baɪ ðə jˈuːzɑːf twˈɛlfθ ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ɐn ˈɔːɹfənɪdʒ wʌz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd, ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚ bˈɪldɪŋz.
The first large Allied aerial attack on Zadar was carried out on 2 November 1943 by the USAAF 12th Air Force, during which an orphanage was destroyed, among other buildings.