Pell Airfield was an airfield southeast of Batchelor Airfield

Batchelor Airfield

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, built near the Stuart Highway

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 in Northern Territory

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, Australia

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 during World War II

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The airfield was constructed in 1942 as an aircraft salvage, repair and servicing facility. The airfield was named in honour of Major

Major

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 Floyd J Pell, who was killed during the first Japanese attack on Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

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on 19 February 1942.

The airfield was abandoned shortly after 1945.

List of Japanese bombing raids against Pell Airfield

• 24 October 1942 (04:52 am)
• 21 August 1943 (03:30 am)