Bundaberg Airport

Bundaberg Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Bundaberg Airport
IATA = BDB
ICAO = YBUD
type = Public
owner = Bundaberg City Council
city-served = Bundaberg
location = Bundaberg, Queensland
elevation-f = 107
elevation-m = 33
coordinates = coord|24|54|14|S|152|19|07|E|type:airport
website =
metric-elev = yes
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 07/25
r1-length-f = 3,701
r1-length-m = 1,128
r1-surface = Clay
r2-number = 14/32
r2-length-f = 5,030
r2-length-m = 1,533
r2-surface = Asphalt

Bundaberg Airport airport codes|BDB|YBUD is an airport in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

History

Officially opened on 12 December 1931, by the Minister for Customers, Hon. Francis Forde, M.H.R. as a civilian airport.

World War II

With the outbreak of World War II, it was decided as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme to requisition Bundaberg Airport and develop it as a Royal Australian Air Force Flying Training School.

Known as "RAAF Station Bundaberg" it was initially used in 1941 by No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF (12 EFTS), until 12 EFTS relocated to Lowood Aerodrome on 12 January 1942. No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAAF then operated from the base.

Units Based at Bundaberg

*No. 32 Squadron RAAF ('B' Flight) - 1 May 1943 - 4 September 1944
*No. 66 Squadron RAAF - 20 May 1943 - 6 January 1944
*No. 71 Squadron RAAF ('B' Flight) - 1 May 1942 - 26 January 1943
*No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAAF - 14 December 1941 - 25 July 1945
*No. 12 Elemetery Flying Training School RAAF - 16 October 1941 - 12 January 1942
*No. 88 Operational Base Unit RAAF - 14 June 1945 - 26 April 1946
*Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force Personnel & equipment pool - 25 June 1945 - 26 April] 1946.

Bundaberg War Graves

Located within the Bundaberg General Cemetery, it contains 46 burials of soldiers and airmen of the Australian Forces and five airmen of the United States Army Air Corps.

Post War

The Department of Civil Aviation tookover Bundaberg Aerodrome on 31 July 1946. Bundaberg City Council tookover the airport in June 1983. A new terminal was opened on 9 May 1986.

Airlines and Destinations

*Qantas
**QantasLink (Brisbane, Gladstone)

References

* [http://www.dva.gov.au/OAWG/post_war_commemorations/cemet_AU/qld.htm War Graves Information]
* [http://bucc.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/corporate-services/airport Bundaberg Airport Information]
* [http://www.raaf.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/bases/bundaberg.htm RAAF Museum website]


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