Hughes Airfield

Hughes Airfield

Hughes Airfield (32 Mile) was a airfield at Noonamah, Northern Territory, Australia during World War II.

The airfield was built by the 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion between 10 March 1942 until 13 April 1942. The runway was convert|5000|ft|m long and convert|100|ft|m wide.

Units based at Hughes Airfield

* No. 2 Squadron RAAF
* No. 13 Squadron RAAF
* No. 34 Squadron RAAF (15 July 1942 - 27 August 1942)
* No. 82 Squadron RAAF

Japanese Bombing Raids against Hughes Airfield

*23 August 1942 (12:12 pm)
*26 November 1942 (03.20 a.m.)
*27 November 1942 (03:56 - 04:46 am)

References

* [http://www.ozatwar.com/airfields/hughesairfield.htm OzatWar website]

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