The airfield was named after Flying Officer Peter Gorrie who was killed in action on 12 January 1942 during an attack against enemy shipping at Menado.[2][3]
The establishment at Gorrie comprised over 6,000 RAAF personnel responsible for aircraft and vehicle maintenance for the RAAF and United States Army Air Forces. A large petrol storage and bomb dump were constructed as part of the airfield. The remains of the runway and many of the buildings and structures are still visible.
Part of the airfield covering an area of 10.46 hectares (25.8 acres) was listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register on 28 July 2010 under the name, "WII Gorrie Airfield Precinct".[1][4]
^ ab"WWII Gorrie Airfield Precinct". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ ab"WWII Gorrie Airfield, Larrimah: Background Historical Information". Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport, Northern Territory Government. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^"THE ODD COLUMN". Murray Pioneer. South Australia. 30 March 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
^Hampton, Karl Rio. "NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA, Heritage Conservation Act, DECLARATION OF HERITAGE PLACE, WII GORRIE AIRFIELD PRECINCT". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
gorrie, airfield, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gorrie Airfield news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gorrie Airfield was a Royal Australian Air Force RAAF airfield in the Northern Territory of Australia during World War II located about 10 km 6 2 mi north of Larrimah and about 67 km 42 mi south of Mataranka in what is now the locality of Elsey 1 2 Gorrie AirfieldElsey Northern Territory AustraliaGorrie AirfieldCoordinates15 29 13 52 S 133 10 48 84 E 15 4870889 S 133 1802333 E 15 4870889 133 1802333 Coordinates 15 29 13 52 S 133 10 48 84 E 15 4870889 S 133 1802333 E 15 4870889 133 1802333TypeMilitary AirfieldSite historyIn use1943 1945The airfield was named after Flying Officer Peter Gorrie who was killed in action on 12 January 1942 during an attack against enemy shipping at Menado 2 3 The establishment at Gorrie comprised over 6 000 RAAF personnel responsible for aircraft and vehicle maintenance for the RAAF and United States Army Air Forces A large petrol storage and bomb dump were constructed as part of the airfield The remains of the runway and many of the buildings and structures are still visible Part of the airfield covering an area of 10 46 hectares 25 8 acres was listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register on 28 July 2010 under the name WII Gorrie Airfield Precinct 1 4 Units based at Gorrie Airfield EditNo 9 Stores Depot RAAF No 14 Aircraft Repair Depot RAAF No 18 Replenishing Centre RAAF No 55 Operational Base Unit RAAF See also EditList of airports in the Northern TerritoryReferences Edit a b WWII Gorrie Airfield Precinct Heritage Register Northern Territory Government 28 July 2010 Retrieved 27 April 2019 a b WWII Gorrie Airfield Larrimah Background Historical Information Department of Natural Resources Environment the Arts and Sport Northern Territory Government 2011 p 1 Retrieved 14 January 2020 THE ODD COLUMN Murray Pioneer South Australia 30 March 1944 p 4 Retrieved 15 January 2020 via Trove Hampton Karl Rio NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Heritage Conservation Act DECLARATION OF HERITAGE PLACE WII GORRIE AIRFIELD PRECINCT Northern Territory Government Retrieved 27 April 2019 External links EditHistoric Sites Attractions OzatWar websitePortals Royal Australian Air Force World War II Aviation This article about the military of Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This military aviation article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Australian airport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Northern Territory Australia article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gorrie Airfield amp oldid 1002464359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
