Milingimbi Airport
Encyclopedia
Milingimbi Airport is an airport on Milingimbi Island
in Australia
. The airport received funding for security upgrades in 2006.http://www.warrensnowdon.com/media/061220.htm
during World War II
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Milingimbi Island
Milingimbi Island is an island off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. It is located approximately 500 km east of Darwin and 250 km west of Nhulunbuy. Its largest community is also called Milingimbi. The island is approximately half a kilometer off the mainland and forms part...
in 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...
. The airport received funding for security upgrades in 2006.http://www.warrensnowdon.com/media/061220.htm
History
The airfield was constructed by Milingimbi Mission's Aboriginal residents on behalf of the Royal Australian Air ForceRoyal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
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...
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Units based at Milingimbi Airfield during World War II
- No. 83 Squadron RAAFNo. 83 Squadron RAAFNo. 83 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron of World War II. It was formed in 1943 as a 'home defence' squadron and provided air defence to several locations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and New South Wales before being disbanded in 1945.-Squadron history:No. 83...
- No. 457 Squadron RAAFNo. 457 Squadron RAAFNo. 457 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed in England during June 1941 as an Article XV squadron equipped with Supermarine Spitfire fighters...