| Place | Oceania: Australia, Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 042695 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
BROOME, WA. 1942. THREE OF THE MOTORS OF ONE OF THE FOUR ENGINED AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS BURNT OUT IN ...
Description
BROOME, WA. 1942. THREE OF THE MOTORS OF ONE OF THE FOUR ENGINED AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS BURNT OUT IN THE JAPANESE AIR RAID ON THE TOWN ON 1942-03-03. FOURTEEN FLYING BOATS IN THE HARBOUR AND SIX LARGE AIRCRAFT ON THE AERODROME WERE DESTROYED. MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST ARRIVED FROM THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES CARRYING REFUGEES WHO WERE STILL ABOARD THEM. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 35 TO 40 PEOPLE, INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN, WERE KILLED, AND PROBABLY AS MANY AGAIN WOUNDED IN THE RAID.