What the records say
- When
- 3 Mar 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 17.98° S, 122.22° E
- Description
- 1942 airstrike
Attack on Broome
1942 aerial bombing of Broome, Australia by the Japanese during World War II
The town of Broome, Western Australia, was attacked by Japanese fighter planes on 3 March 1942, during World War II. At least 88 civilians and Allied military personnel were killed.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “88 Allied civilians and military personnel were killed and 22 aircraft were lost when Japanese Zero fighters strafed Broome”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Beim japanischen Luftangriff auf Broome werden zahlreiche Flugzeuge auf dem Flughafen Broome in Australien zerstört und 88 Menschen getötet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “attaque aérienne japonaise sur Broome et Wyndham, dans le nord-est de l’Australie-Occidentale”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Нападение на Брум японской авиацией на город Брум, Западная Австралия”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page