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    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...
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  • Broome may refer to: Broome, Western Australia Broome International Airport Broome Tramway Roman Catholic Diocese of Broome Shire of Broome Attack on...
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    Bay) Koolama attacked again, no damage or injuries. 3 (09:20) Broome, WA. Attack on Broome: a strafing raid by nine A6M2 Zeros. At least 88 people were...
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    World War II The airport field was attacked on the morning of 3 March 1942, during World War II. The attack on Broome resulted in at least 88 deaths. The...
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    Gus Winckel (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    During the attack on Broome, Western Australia, on 3 March 1942, Winckel managed to land his plane full of refugees safely on the Broome airstrip just...
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    landfall site. Broome was attacked at least four times during World War II as part of the Japanese air raids on Australia. The worst attack in terms of loss...
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    aircraft that were carrying out an attack on Broome. PK-AFV crash-landed on a beach at Carnot Bay, 80 km (50 mi) north of Broome. The Pelikaan was initially...
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    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu...
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    flying boats that arrived at Broome, Western Australia when a Japanese air attack destroyed them all. Singh survived the attack only to drown in the harbour...
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    election held on December 10, 2016. Broome is the first African-American woman to serve as mayor-president. From 2008 to 2016, Broome was the President...
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  • Captain Jack Broome, a distinguished retired Royal Navy officer, sued Cassell Ltd and David Irving for libel for publishing a book by Irving on the destruction...
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  • raids on Australia, 1942–43 1942–1945: North Western Area Campaign 1942: Bombing of Darwin 1942: Attack on Broome 1942: Koolama 1943: Raid on Darwin...
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    Zeros during the attack on Broome while carrying a package of diamonds. The DC-3 crash landed at Carnot Bay, 80 kilometers from Broome. Pelikaan was subsequently...
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    January–February 1942 Japanese attacks on Australia: February–June 1942 Bombing of Darwin: February 1942 Attack on Broome: March 1942 Attack on Sydney Harbour: May–June...
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    Proposed Japanese invasion of Australia during World War II (category Military attacks against Australia)
    Australian townships of Darwin and Broome were attacked by air a number of times, and the fact that Sydney Harbor was also attacked by two midget submarines certainly...
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  • killed in shark attack at Broome's Cable Beach". ABC News. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020. "Search suspended after shark attacks Esperance man...
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  • of their personnel. On March 3, 1942, nine MLD Dornier and Catalina flying boats were destroyed in the Japanese air attack on Broome, in Australia. About...
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    Sir Frederick Napier Broome KCMG (18 November 1842 – 26 November 1896) was a colonial administrator in the British Empire, serving in Natal, Mauritius...
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    church has survived various cyclones, the 1944 Japanese attack on Broome, and the low points of Broome's boom-and-bust cycle. Repairs were made several times...
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  • government-operated schools. In 1942, Mengenen survived the Japanese attack on Broome, Western Australia, narrowly avoiding strafing from a plane. His friend...
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    Captain John Egerton Broome DSC (23 February 1901 – 19 April 1985), also known as Jackie Broome, was a Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars...
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    aircraft. Kudō was killed in action while participating in an air attack on Broome, Australia on 3 March 1942. He was shot down by ML-KNIL Lieutenant Gus Winckel...
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    were all destroyed with considerable loss of life during the Japanese attack on Broome.: 88–89  A much shortened, twice-weekly, route from Durban to Calcutta...
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    as the Battle of Darwin, on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day, 242 Japanese aircraft...
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    Crocodile attacks on humans are common in places where large crocodilians are native and human populations live. It has been estimated that about 1,000...
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    people Asmat Swamp Astrid Susanto Atambua Ateng Wahyudi Atika Suri Attack on Broome Attap dwelling Australia-Indonesia Prisoner Transfer Agreement Australia-Indonesia...
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  • concerning the defence of Rangoon, began. Attack on Broome: Japanese fighter planes attacked the town of Broome, Western Australia and killed 88 people...
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    Western Australia being the attack on Broome. The base later became a major US Navy facility, with submarines based there attacking Japanese shipping throughout...
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    ordering the convoy to scatter.[a] Hamilton, Broome and Dowding took these signals to indicate that an attack by Tirpitz was imminent. The convoy was immediately...
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    war, the chaos caused by the attack, lack of agreement on how many people were in the city on the morning of the attack, and uncertainty in methodology...
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