Mount Druitt Aerodrome

Mount Druitt Aerodrome was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) landing ground during World War II at Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia.

Land was resumed in March 1942, for the construction of an aerodrome, two aircraft hangars and workshops on the site. The runway was 5000ft (1524m) long x 159ft (48.46m) wide.

The aerodrome was utilised for a period of time, after World War II, as a storage facility (bomb dump) for United States Army Air Force and 10,000 500lb general purpose aerial bombs were placed upon the landing strip.

The runway ran down the center of the current Whalan Reserve in a roughly North-South (NNW-SSE) direction. After the war the fledgling Australian Racing Drivers Club ran races there (1951-53) at the Mt Druitt race track which incorporated part of the runway and taxi ways.

The land was not handed back to its owner until January 1951.

Units based at Mount Druitt Aerodrome

• No. 13 Signals Unit RAAF
• No. 1 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
• No. 2 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF (renamed to No. 2 Repair and Servicing Unit RAAF)
• No. 6 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
• No. 11 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
• No. 14 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
• No. 18 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF

See also

• NSW State Library photos of Mount Druitt Aerodrome
• Picture of bomb dump
• Map of the runway, race track and current photos

References

• Blacktown City Council RAAF Memorial Park webpage

Coordinates: 33°45′21.49″S 150°48′59.94″E / 33.7559694°S 150.81665°E / -33.7559694; 150.81665