In Australia, he made a speech in which he declared, "I came through and I shall return". From there, MacArthur and his party flew to Australia in a pair of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, ultimately arriving in Melbourne by train on 21 March. They traveled in PT boats through stormy seas patrolled by Japanese warships and reached Mindanao two days later. On 11 March 1942, during World War II, General Douglas MacArthur and members of his family and staff left the Philippine island of Corregidor and his forces, which were surrounded by the Japanese.
PT-32, one of the four PT-20 class motor torpedo boats involved
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