Bohle River Aerodrome

Bohle River Aerodrome was an aerodrome located convert|12.66|km west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

The aerodrome was constructed in 1942, during World War II, for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as part of a group of airfields to be used as aircraft dispersal fields in the event of Imperial Japanese attack on the Townsville area.

The aerodrome consisted of a bitumen sealed convert|5580|x|150|ft|adj=on NE-SW runway. A remote receiving station was constructed nearby.

It is now utilised as a drag strip.

Units based at Bohle River Aerodrome

* 40th Fighter Squadron of 35th Fighter Group - 20 April 1942
* No. 8 Squadron RAAF - 6 June 1943 - 15 September 1943
* No. 30 Squadron RAAF - 17 August 1942 - 14 September 1942
* No. 76 Squadron RAAF (P-40 Kittyhawk's) - 15 April 1942 till July 1942
* No. 86 Squadron RAAF - 13 May 1944 - 26 May 1944 & 10 January 1945 - 20 December 1945
* No. 100 Squadron RAAF - 22 September 1942 - 22 November 1942
* No. 5 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
* No. 11 Mobile Fighter Sector RAAF HQ - 11 December 1943 - 10 February 1944
* No. 22 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF - 11 December 1943 - 10 February 1944
* No. 44 Operational Base Unit RAAF - February 1943 - April 1943

References

* [http://www.ozatwar.com/bohleriver.htm OzatWar website]
* [http://www.ozatwar.com/bohleriver.htm RAAF Museum website]
* [http://www.pacificairfields.com/af_show_airfield.php?id=5398 Pacific War Airfields Project website]