It was used for 30 years from 1945 until the Aerodrome officially closed in 1975. Services were moved in that year to the present site at Tindal. However, this was not the first time the Aerodrome had been moved. In 1919, the first airstrip was cleared near the Sportsman's Hotel at Knott's Crossing.
Katherine Airfield was an airfield in the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia that closed in 1978 when civil operations moved to RAAF Base ...
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Jan 13, 2020 · Katherine Air field was developed by extending the old civilian airfield between 19 February to 13 April 1942. The entire 808th Battalion worked ...
Now the Katherine Museum, the former Old Katherine Aerodrome terminal building was completed in 1945 by the Allied Works Council. The strategic importance of ...
Katherine Airfield was an airfield in the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia that closed in 1978 when civil operations moved to RAAF Base Tindal, ...
This former RAAF airfield was opened in 1930. It was bombed by the Imperial Japanese Air Force on 22 March 1942. Do you have more information about this ...
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Mar 29, 2022 · The town of Katherine, about 300km south of Darwin, marks the southern-most point of Japanese bombing raids on the Northern Territory. During ...
It was opened as a permanently manned RAAF base in 1989. RAAF Base Tindal. Katherine Tindal Civilian Airport. near Katherine, Northern Territory in Australia.
The Katherine Tindal Civilian Airport is located approximately 15 km south of town, along the Stuart Highway. The Katherine Town Council established a working ...
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... airfield control and communications centre and a ... airfield control and ... Katherine, NT., Katherine, Northern Territory, 0850, Australia. Information; Map ...