| Place | Oceania: Australia, Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 042696 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Date made | 3 March 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
BROOME, WA. 3 MARCH 1942. THE REMAINS OF ONE OF EIGHT LARGE AIRCRAFT, WHICH INCLUDED TWO FLYING ...
Description
BROOME, WA. 3 MARCH 1942. THE REMAINS OF ONE OF EIGHT LARGE AIRCRAFT, WHICH INCLUDED TWO FLYING FORTRESSES AND TWO LIBERATORS, DESTROYED ON THE AERODROME IN THE JAPANESE AIR-RAID ON THE TOWN. SIXTEEN FLYING-BOATS IN THE HARBOUR WERE ALSO DESTROYED. MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST ARRIVED FROM THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES CARRYING REFUGEES WHO WERE STILL ABOARD THEM. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SEVENTY PEOPLE, INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN, WERE KILLED, AND PROBABLY AS MANY AGAIN WOUNDED IN THE RAID.