Aitkenvale Aerodrome was an aerodrome located 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Townsville, Queensland, Australia near Aitkenvale Weir on the banks of the Ross River. It was also known as Weir and Aitkenvale Weir.
The aerodrome was constructed in 1942, during World War II, for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as part of a group of airfields to be used as aircraft dispersal fields in the event of Imperial Japanese attack on the Townsville area.
Located adjacent to the Weir State School, it became operational on 9 April 1942.[1] Initially consisting of a 4,500 ft (1,372 m) gravel NE-SW runway, which was later sealed with bitumen.
It was abandoned after the war and has been redeveloped for housing.
Marks, Roger R. (1994). Queensland airfields WW2 – 50 years on. – ISBN0-646-12769-1
^Dunn, Peter. "AITKENVALE WEIR AIRFIELD TOWNSVILLE AREA DURING WW2". ozatwar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^Dunn, Peter. "ACCIDENT INVOLVING A KITTYHAWK AND A STEER AT AITKENVALE AIRFIELD, TOWNSVILLE, QLD ON 19 JUNE 1944". ozatwar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
aitkenvale, aerodrome, aerodrome, located, southwest, townsville, queensland, australia, near, aitkenvale, weir, banks, ross, river, also, known, weir, aitkenvale, weir, iata, noneicao, nonesummaryoperatorroyal, australian, force, raaf, built1942in, use1942, 1. Aitkenvale Aerodrome was an aerodrome located 10 km 6 mi southwest of Townsville Queensland Australia near Aitkenvale Weir on the banks of the Ross River It was also known as Weir and Aitkenvale Weir Aitkenvale AerodromeIATA noneICAO noneSummaryOperatorRoyal Australian Air Force RAAF Built1942In use1942 1945OccupantsNo 1 Reserve Personnel Pool RAAF No 24 Squadron RAAF No 84 Squadron RAAFCoordinates19 18 44 94 S 146 44 22 87 E 19 3124833 S 146 7396861 E 19 3124833 146 7396861MapAitkenvale AerodromeLocation in QueenslandThe aerodrome was constructed in 1942 during World War II for the Royal Australian Air Force RAAF as part of a group of airfields to be used as aircraft dispersal fields in the event of Imperial Japanese attack on the Townsville area Located adjacent to the Weir State School it became operational on 9 April 1942 1 Initially consisting of a 4 500 ft 1 372 m gravel NE SW runway which was later sealed with bitumen It was abandoned after the war and has been redeveloped for housing Contents 1 Units based at Aitkenvale Aerodrome 2 Aircraft crashes 3 See also 4 ReferencesUnits based at Aitkenvale Aerodrome editNo 1 Reserve Personnel Pool RAAF No 24 Squadron RAAF No 84 Squadron RAAF No 36 Squadron RAAFAircraft crashes editNovember 1943 P 40N Kittyhawk Serial No A29 498 42 104720 19 June 1944 P 40 Kittyhawk Serial No A29 704 2 See also editList of airports in QueenslandReferences editMarks Roger R 1994 Queensland airfields WW2 50 years on ISBN 0 646 12769 1 Dunn Peter AITKENVALE WEIR AIRFIELD TOWNSVILLE AREA DURING WW2 ozatwar com Retrieved 30 January 2013 Dunn Peter ACCIDENT INVOLVING A KITTYHAWK AND A STEER AT AITKENVALE AIRFIELD TOWNSVILLE QLD ON 19 JUNE 1944 ozatwar com Retrieved 30 January 2013 Portals nbsp Queensland nbsp Royal Australian Air Force nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aitkenvale Aerodrome amp oldid 1205714160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
