Mareeba Airfield

Mareeba Airfield
Mareeba Airfield
Mareeba Airport
IATA: MRGICAO: YMBALID:
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Mareeba
Airfield
Mareeba
Airfield (Queensland)
Summary
Airport type Public
Location Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL 1,560 ft / 475 m
Coordinates 17°04′12″S 145°25′26″E / 17.07°S 145.42389°E / -17.07; 145.42389
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,505 4,938 Asphalt
United States Army Air Force 19th Bomb Group personnel on parade at Mareeba, Australia with B-17E 41-2562 (Tojo's Jinx) in late 1942. This aircraft was scrapped on New Guinea in 1945.
Boeing B-17E 41-2489 (Suzy-Q) of 19th Bomb Group, 93d Bomb Squadron, Mareeba, Australia, September 1942 This aircraft returned to the United States 23 October 1942, was scrapped and reduced to spares 15 July 1946.

Mareeba Airfield (IATA: MRGICAO: YMBA) is an airfield located near Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. Built in 1942 as a US Army Air Force base during World War II, the airfield had two runways, with a complement of taxiways, hardstands and a containment area. After the war, much of the airfield reverted to agricultural use, while the southern runway remains as an active airfield.[1]

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History

World War II

A major US Army Air Force Base during World War II, Mareeba housed both heavy bomber and fighter squadrons of that Service in 1942 and 1943. The Americans referred to it as Hoevet Field in honor of Major Dean Carol "Pinky" Hoevet who was killed on 16 August 1942. Known USAAF units assigned were[2][3]:

28th Bombardment Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress, (23 July 1942 – 25 October 1943)
30th Bombardment Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress, (23 July 1942 – 25 October 1943)
93d Bombardment Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress, (23 July 1942 – 25 October 1943)
  • 63d Bombardment Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (43d Bombardment Group), (20 August 1942 – 23 January 1943)
  • 64th Bombardment Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (43d Bombardment Group), (8 November 1942 – 20 January 1943)
  • 65th Bombardment Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (43d Bombardment Group), (7 November 1942 – 20 January 1943)
  • 403d Bombardment Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (43d Bombardment Group), (21 January – 11 May 1943)
35th Fighter Squadron, P-39 Airacobra (24 February – May 1943)
36th Fighter Squadron, P-39 Airacobra (22 February – 22 May 1943)
80th Fighter Squadron, P-39 Airacobra (6 February – 21 March 1943)

With the departure of the American units, Mareeba was then used by Nos 5 and 100 Squadrons, No 5 Communication Unit and a variety of RAAF support units, with No 24 Operational Base Unit disbanding in early 1946.

Modern use

Today, the airfield hosts a museum with several World War II vintage airplanes on display in a flyable condition[4], and a major maintenance facility for Mission Aviation Fellowship[5].

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. ^ http://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/australia/mareeba/index.html
  2. ^ Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
  3. ^ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  4. ^ http://www.warbirdadventures.com.au/
  5. ^ http://www.maf.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=158

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