| Entry Text: | LEWIS, Tom & INGMAN, Peter. Zero Hour in Broome: The Untold Story of the Attacks on Northwest Australia in 1942. 184p., bibliog., illus., index. Kent Town, S.A.: Avonmore Books, 2010. ISBN: 9780957735156. Examines the actions of senior officials in the second most deadly attack on Australian soil when Zero fighters destroyed 15 flying boats at Broome which were packed with evacuees from Java. Profiles the different aircraft used during the Broome operation and the fate of Broome pearling luggers due to the scorched earth policy. |
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