- Livingstone Airfield
Livingstone Airfield (34 mile) was an airfield at
Livingstone, Northern Territory ,Australia duringWorld War II .The airfield was built by the
808th Engineer Aviation Battalion , less Company A and HQ Detachment, between16 March 1942 until13 April 1942. The runway was convert|5000|ft|m long and convert|100|ft|m wide. The airfield was named afterLieutenant Livingstone of9th Fighter Squadron of the 49th Fighter Group who was the first pilot killed in action at the airfield on4 April 1942.Units based at Livingstone Airfield
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9th Fighter Squadron of 49th Fighter Group,Fifth Air Force ,United States Army Air Force
*No. 14 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF
*No. 54 Squadron RAF
*No. 77 Squadron RAAF (Kittyhawk)
*No. 457 Squadron RAAF (Spitfire)
*No. 548 Squadron RAF
*102nd Coastal Artillery Battalion (AA Separate),US Army
*161st Light Anti-aircraft Battery ,Australian Army
* H Company,135th US Medical Regiment , US Army
*Security Guard Unit RAAFJapanese Bombing Raids on Livingstone Airfield
26 September 1942 (05:22 am)
References
* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/australia_darwin.html#fenton Pacific War Wrecks Database]
* [http://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/livingstone.htm OzatWarWebsite]Australia-mil-stub
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