{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Naval Base Perth - Newikis","description":"Naval Base Perth was a United States Navy base near Perth, Western Australia during World War II. Perth was selected as the site for a U.S. Navy base as it was beyond the range of Japanese long-range bombers. The Bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942 demonstrated a more southern port was needed.…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/USN-SeaplaneBaseNedlands-perth-1943.jpg","thumbnail_width":745,"thumbnail_height":361}