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| Mareeba |
| Airfield Id:5466 |
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| Alternate Base Name(s): | Hoevet Field |
| Island Name/Chain: | /Dutch East Indies |
| Field Type: | Airfield |
| Long/Lat | 17° 4' 10" S / 145° 25' 10" E |
Occupying force:| Urgent build started 12 May 1942. First aircraft, a Beaufort bomber of 100 Sqdn RAAF landed 22 May. Operations commenced and continued until re-assigned 27 June. 19th and 43 US Bombardment groups arrived, July \'42, operating until move to New Guinea in April/ May of \'43. RAAF No 5 Sqdn, Boomerang fighters and Wirraways moved in May \'43 until 10th November 1945 | |
| Source: | Peter Dunns site: Oz at War. \"Beaus, Butchers and Boomerangs\" History of MBA during WW2 : Damian Waters |
| Information Contributed by: | Richard Rudd |
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