File:B24A in Broome.JPG

Description

A B24A Liberator aircraft damaged on the aerodrome in the Japanese air-raid on the town on 3rd March 1942. Most of these aircraft had just arrived from the Netherlands East Indies carrying refugees who were still aboard them. It is estimated that 35 to 40 people were killed, including women and children, and probably as many again wounded in the raid. Fourteen flying boats in the harbour were also destroyed. (Original print housed in the AWM Archive Store).

Date

3 March 1942

Source

This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:

P02039.002

This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.

Author

AWM Archive Store

Permission
(Reusing this file)

This image or other work is of Australian origin and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G023v19 (Duration of copyright) (January 2019).¹

Type of material		Copyright has expired if …
A	Photographs or other works published anonymously, under a pseudonym or the creator is unknown:	taken or published prior to 1 January 1955
B	Photographs (except A):	taken prior to 1 January 1955
C	Artistic works (except A & B):	the creator died before 1 January 1955
D	Published editions² (except A & B):	first published more than 25 years ago
E	Commonwealth, State or Territory owned³ photographs and engravings:	taken or published more than 50 years ago