Roebuck Bay Seaplane Base

18°07′S 122°16′E / 18.117°S 122.267°E / -18.117; 122.267

Roebuck Bay Seaplane Base is located in Western Australia
Roebuck Bay Seaplane Base
Roebuck Bay Seaplane Base
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Location of Roebuck Bay Seaplane Base in Western Australia
 United States Navy in 1942.
Dutch Dornier Do 24s taking off from Roebuck Bay 1941
At Broome airstrip a US B-24 is destroyed in the March 3, 1942 raid
Crews with the Dutch Naval Aviation Service's Dornier Do 24 at Darwin Harbour, the Dornier Do 24 would be later attacked at Broome
Typical US Navy PBY Catalina and crew during World War II
Corinna and Centaurus sister ship, Coriolanus Short Empire, S.23 flyingboat

Roebuck Bay Seaplane Base, also called Broome Seaplane Base, was located in Roebuck Bay Western Australia near the town of Broome. The base opened in March 1942 and operated Consolidated PBY Catalina seaplanes during World War II. The base was used by the United States Navy starting in 1942.[1]

  1. ^ Roebuck Bay seaplane basepacificwrecks.com