MacDonald Airfield
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Location | Pine Creek, Northern Territory | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°44′59.19″S 131°43′05.41″E / 13.7497750°S 131.7181694°E | ||||||||||
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MacDonald Airfield Location of airport in Northern Territory | |||||||||||
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MacDonald Airfield was an airfield built alongside the former northern road, west of Stuart Highway, north of Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia during World War II.
History[]
The airfield was constructed by the (US Army) in March 1942 with further improvements undertaken by the between 11 May 1942 and 16 July 1942 and later by the Allied Works Council and .
Originally known as Burkholder Field, the runway was 6,000 feet (1,800 m) long and 100 feet (30 m) wide. Renamed MacDonald Airfield in honour of Wing Commander of No. 13 Squadron RAAF who was killed at Laha on 10 December 1941.
The Royal Australian Air Force occupied the base on 24 November 1942 when administered the base.
The airfield became an Australian Army communication camp and was abandoned in 1945.
MacDonald Airfield Layout
Units based at MacDonald Airfield[]
- (US Army)
- No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF (B-25) – (18 January 1943 till 7 May 1943)
See also[]
References[]
- Former Royal Australian Air Force bases
- World War II airfields in Australia
- Defunct airports in the Northern Territory
- Airports established in 1942
- 1942 establishments in Australia
- Australian military stubs
- Military aviation stubs
- Northern Territory stubs