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Oakey

Location

Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.

 

Operators

Australian Army

Department of Transport

Royal Australian Air Force

 

Dates

Construction commenced 1943.

 

Units known to have been based here

Australian Army

Museum of Australian Army Flying.

 

RAAF

6 Aircraft Depot

10 Repair and Salvage Unit

12 Elementary Flying Training School

14 Operational Base Unit

21 Squadron

23 Squadron

24 Squadron

32 Squadron

47 Operational Base Unit

71 Squadron

75 Squadron

79 Squadron

Survey Flight

 

United States Army Air Force

8th Fighter Group

36th Fighter Squadron

80th Fighter Squadron

 

Commanders

 

Details

 

Aircraft types known to have been here

Avro Lancaster - view individual aircraft histories.

Bell Kiowa

Bristol Beaufort - view individual aircraft histories.

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Wirraway - view individual aircraft histories.

Curtiss Kittyhawk

Government Aircraft Factory Nomad - view individual aircraft histories.

North American Mustang - view individual aircraft histories.

Noorduyn Norseman

Pilatus Porter

Supermarine Spitfire

 

Roll

If you were based here or you know of anyone who was, we would be pleased to receive the details to add to the roll. 

We would also be grateful for any further information to include in this site.

 

Marie Crookes. 27/4/1944 to 1/5/1945.

Marie Merton.

Shirley Williams.

 

 

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