In late May and early June 1942, during World War II, Imperial Japanese Navy submarines made a series of attacks on the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle. Visit Australian War Memorial – https://www.awm.gov.au/visit Royal Australian Navy Naval Heritage Centre – https://www.navy.gov.au/ran-heritage-centre Fort Scratchley – https://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/fort-scratchley/fort-scratchley-home More information Navy – https://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/japanese-midget-submarine-attack-sydney-harbour Sea Museum – https://www.sea.museum/2017/06/14/midget-submarine-attack-on-sydney-31-may-1-june-1942 …
Category: Military
Jan 11
Australia’s homegrown fighter that couldn’t fight, the CAC boomerang
The Commonwealth Boomerang was designed and built in Australia in response to the impending Japanese invasion of the Australian mainland. It’s main issue was that it sucked as a fighter! But it could attack the ground, and found a use in the war.