Charters Towers Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Charters Towers Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
Location | Charters Towers, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 955 ft / 291 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°02′38.2″S 146°16′24.4″E / 20.043944°S 146.273444°E | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: AIP[1] |
Charters Towers Airport (IATA: CXT, ICAO: YCHT) is an airport located in Columbia, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km; 3.3 mi) north[1] of the Charters Towers CBD.
History[]
World War II[]
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No. 22 Squadron aircrew and ground crew preparing for a sortie in October 1944
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Fifth Air Force stationed the following units at the airfield:[2]
- No. 22 Squadron RAAF, A-20 Boston
- 3d Bombardment Group, (10 March 1942 – 28 January 1943) (Headquarters)
- 8th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (17–31 March 1942; 9 May 1942 – 28 January 1943)
- 90th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (8 March 1942 – 28 January 1943)
- 431st Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 1 July 1943)
- 432d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 11 July 1943)
- 433d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 17 June 1943)
- 16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April – 4 May 1942)
- 17th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April – 4 May 1942)
- 91st Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (24 March 1942)
In addition, 370th Service Squadron managed the day to day USAAF Base operations of the airfield.
Heritage listings[]
Charters Towers Airport has a heritage listing for the Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform established during World War II.[3]
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References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ^ a b YCHT – Charters Towers (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2 Dec 2021
- ^ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
- ^ "Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform (entry 602739)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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Categories:
- Airports in Queensland
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Australia
- Charters Towers
- Queensland in World War II