Bairnsdale Airport
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Bairnsdale Airport is located at Bairnsdale
, Victoria
, Australia
, off the Princes Highway
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It was originally RAAF Station Bairnsdale, which was a training establishment formed during World War II
. No. 1 Operational Training Unit
(1OTU) and the General Reconnaissance School (GRS) were based there during the war years.
Bairnsdale, Victoria
Bairnsdale is a small city in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. With a population at the 2006 census of 11,282, it is a major regional centre of eastern Victoria along with Traralgon and Sale....
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, off the Princes Highway
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
.
It was originally RAAF Station Bairnsdale, which was a training establishment formed during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. No. 1 Operational Training Unit
No. 1 Operational Training Unit RAAF
No. 1 Operational Training Unit was an operational training unit of the Royal Australian Air Force formed at Nhill, Victoria on 8 December 1941. Advanced operational flying training and instruction began at Nhill on 22 December 1941....
(1OTU) and the General Reconnaissance School (GRS) were based there during the war years.