That's Australia — Season 1, Episode 17: Broome Air Attack
Documentary • 6 min • 1 season, 26 episodes
Episode synopsis
On the 3rd of March 1942 the unsuspecting town of Broome was devastated by continued strafing attacks by the Japanese. 29-year-old pilot Gus Winkle had little idea that he would become the only person to shoot down an attacking aircraft on Australian soil.
About That's Australia
Looks at different aspects of Australian life, from country to city, from historical to contemporary, and from amusing to serious.