The aerodrome had two runways, one running east–west and the other northeast–southwest. It was abandoned after the war. Today, the airfield is in regular use by the Barrier Reef Adventure Trikes (B.R.A.T.S) who fly their ultralights. There are numerous hangars and a model aero club at the end of runway 27. The airfield is now owned and operated by Andrew Hicks and is referred to locally as Montpelier Airpark.[4] It is the closest ultra-light airfield to town of the three in the area.
antill, plains, aerodrome, world, military, aerodrome, located, kilometres, south, townsville, queensland, australia, takes, name, from, nearby, antill, plains, railway, station, 4285, 8363, 4285, 8363, anthill, plains, railway, station, which, takes, name, fr. Antill Plains Aerodrome was a World War II military aerodrome located 19 38 kilometres 12 04 mi south of Townsville Queensland Australia It takes its name from the nearby Antill Plains railway station 19 25 43 S 146 50 11 E 19 4285 S 146 8363 E 19 4285 146 8363 Anthill Plains railway station which takes its name from pioneer Edmund Spencer Antill who established the Jarvisfield pastoral run in 1862 1 2 It is now at 1259 Old Flinders Highway Oak Valley 3 It is often misspelled as Anthill Plains due to the termite mounds in the area locally known as anthills 1 Antill Plains AerodromeQueensland Australia Antill Plains AerodromeAntill Plains Aerodrome Queensland Coordinates19 25 53 S 146 49 38 E 19 43139 S 146 82722 E 19 43139 146 82722TypeMilitary AirfieldSite historyIn use1942 1945The aerodrome was constructed in 1942 during World War II for the Royal Australian Air Force 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 It was leased to the United States Army Air Forces The aerodrome had two runways one running east west and the other northeast southwest It was abandoned after the war Today the airfield is in regular use by the Barrier Reef Adventure Trikes B R A T S who fly their ultralights There are numerous hangars and a model aero club at the end of runway 27 The airfield is now owned and operated by Andrew Hicks and is referred to locally as Montpelier Airpark 4 It is the closest ultra light airfield to town of the three in the area Contents 1 Units based at Antill Plains Aerodrome 2 Aircraft crashes 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksUnits based at Antill Plains Aerodrome edit33rd Bombardment Squadron of the 22nd Bomb Group B 26 Marauder s 7 April 1942 20 July 1942 Aircraft crashes edit12 May 1942 B 26 Marauder Serial Number 40 1477 crashed on landing See also editUnited States Army Air Forces in Australia World War II List of airports in QueenslandNotes edit a b Antill Plains Airfields Queensland WWII Historic Places Queensland Government 30 June 2014 Retrieved 26 August 2022 Antill Plains railway station in City of Townsville entry 654 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 26 August 2022 Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 26 August 2022 Montpelier Microlights Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine References nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research AgencyExternal links editOzatWar website Pacific War Wrecks DatabasePortals nbsp Queensland nbsp Aviation nbsp This article about the military of Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This military aviation article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antill Plains Aerodrome amp oldid 1205725053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
