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unusual facts about Passat


Passat

Raymond Passat (born 1913), a former French professional road bicycle racer.


Beachport, South Australia

On 12 July 1941, a local fisherman discovered and towed to Beachport a German sea mine either laid by the raider Pinguin or the minelayer Passat.

HMAS Durraween

Together with HMAS Orara, they sweeped for mines off Wilsons Promontory in November 1940 and removed forty-three mines from Bass Strait, which had been laid by the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin and auxiliary minelayer Passat.

July 2010 R238 traffic collision

The Volkswagen Passat initially hit a white Renault Mégane on the narrow R238 road, leaving the female driver unhurt.

Schirmacher Oasis

The area was surveyed by two Dornier hydroplanes, Boreas and Passat one piloted by Richardheinrich Schirmacher who on 3 February 1939, spotted both the oasis and the lake at its centre.

Volkswagen Passat

In January 2011, Volkswagen announced that the new mid-size sedan (NMS) being built at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant for the North American market would be named the Passat.


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