2792+V3, Broome WA 6725, Australie
Aircraft wrecks Many flying boat wreck sites have been located in Roebuck Bay, but not all can be conclusively linked to specific aircraft. Listed location: 2792+V3, Broome WA 6725, Australie. Website captured for verification.
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Aircraft wrecks Many flying boat wreck sites have been located in Roebuck Bay, but not all can be conclusively linked to specific aircraft. Listed location: 2792+V3, Broome WA 6725, Australie. Website captured for verification.
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Aircraft wrecks Many flying boat wreck sites have been located in Roebuck Bay, but not all can be conclusively linked to specific aircraft.
This was eventually superseded in 2002, when a Conservation Order was declared for the 'Flying Boat Wreckage Site', giving the wrecks legal protections under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 .
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Aircraft wrecks Many flying boat wreck sites have been located in Roebuck Bay, but not all can be conclusively linked to specific aircraft.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
Of the five MLD Dornier Do-24K flying boats known to have been lost in the Broome air raid (numbered X1, X3, X20, X23, and X28), this was the third wreck site to be located.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
This was eventually superseded in 2002, when a Conservation Order was declared for the 'Flying Boat Wreckage Site', giving the wrecks legal protections under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 .Source captured for BeachFinder verification
By January 1942, they had landed troops in Dutch-controlled Borneo, Sumatra, and Maluku, and forced Allied troops to progressively retreat to Java.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
There were no moorings and extreme tidal conditions meant the flying boats needed to anchor far from the shore.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
There were also limited fuelling facilities in Broome, meaning the flying boats were often waylaid.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
Broome air raid, 1942 On 3 March 1942, six Allied aircraft were parked at the Broome airstrip and 15 flying boats were anchored in Roebuck Bay, Broome.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
The flying boats had flown in from Java and were packed with Dutch evacuees.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
Aircraft wrecks Many flying boat wreck sites have been located in Roebuck Bay, but not all can be conclusively linked to specific aircraft. This was eventually superseded in 2002, when a Conservation Order was declared for the 'Flying Boat Wreckage Site', giving the wrecks legal protections under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 .
Official website captured for verification. Email from source data: reception@museum.wa.gov.au
Broome Flying Boats, 1942 has source-backed location data for 2792+V3, Broome WA 6725, Australie. Profile type: water sports rental.
Aircraft wrecks Many flying boat wreck sites have been located in Roebuck Bay, but not all can be conclusively linked to specific aircraft.
