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THE EMPIRE STRIKES BROOME: 3rd March 1942

June 18, 2024

On the 3rd of March 1942 Japanese Mitsubishi Zero Fighters operating out of Kopang Indonesia attacked the Western Australian Pearling port of Broome. It was a target rich environment packed with refugees from the Japanese assault on the Dutch East Indies. Often described as ‘Western Australia’s Pearl Harbour’ it was the first of several attacks on Broome during the duration of the war.