Cootamundra Airport
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Cootamundra Airport is a small airport in Cootamundra
, New South Wales
, Australia
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and 73 Squadrons
also operated from the base. Following the cessation of hositilites the airfield reverted to civilian use.
Cootamundra, New South Wales
Cootamundra is a town and Local Government Area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and within the Riverina. At the 2006 census, Cootamundra had a population of 5,566. It is located on the Olympic Highway at the point where it crosses the Muttama Creek, between Junee and...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 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...
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RAAF Station Cootamundra
Cootamundra was chosen as a station for No. 1 Air Observers School and No. 2 Recruit Depot during the Second World War. No.s 60No. 60 Squadron RAAF
No. 60 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron of World War II. The Squadron was formed in January 1942 and disbanded three months later without seeing combat.-Squadron history:No...
and 73 Squadrons
No. 73 Squadron RAAF
No. 73 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol squadron of World War II. It was formed in July 1942 and conducted patrols off the east coast of Australia until July 1944. The squadron was disbanded in September 1944.-History:...
also operated from the base. Following the cessation of hositilites the airfield reverted to civilian use.