The PK-AFV `` Pelikaan '' was on a flight from Bandung , Dutch East Indies ( later Indonesia ) , to Broome , Western Australia when it was attacked Attack by Japanese aircraft that were carrying out Action an attack on Broome .

The `` Pelikaan '' was initially registered Recording as PH-ALP and had been operated Being_in_operation by KLM since 25 August 1937 .

On 10 May 1940 , while the `` Pelikaan '' was en route to Asia , Nazi forces Causation invaded Attack the Netherlands .