Livingstone Airfield (34 mile) was an airfield at what is now
Livingstone, Northern Territory
Livingstone is an outer rural locality near Darwin. The name "Livingstone" derived from the war-time airstrip which was named after John D Livingstone, Jnr.[Australia
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during
World War II
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.
The airfield was built by the
808th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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, less Company A and HQ Detachment, between 16 March 1942 until 13 April 1942. The runway was . The airfield was named after Lieutenant Livingstone of
9th Fighter Squadron 009 may refer to:
* OO9, gauge model railways
* O09, FAA identifier for Round Valley Airport
* 0O9, FAA identifier for Ward Field, see List of airports in California
* British secret agent 009, see 00 Agent
* BA 009, see British Airways Flight 9
* ...
of the
49th Fighter Group
The 49th Fighter Group was a fighter aircraft unit of the Fifth Air Force that was located in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Activation and training
The group was constituted as 49th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) on 20 November 194 ...
who was killed as result of
friendly fire
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when he was hit by Australian anti-aircraft guns during a Japanese air raid near
Cox Peninsula
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to the west of
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin ( ; Larrakia: ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With an estimated population of 147,255 as of 2019, the city contains the majority of the residents of the sparsely populated Northern Territory.
It is the smalle ...
on 4 April 1942.
Units based at Livingstone Airfield
*
9th Fighter Squadron 009 may refer to:
* OO9, gauge model railways
* O09, FAA identifier for Round Valley Airport
* 0O9, FAA identifier for Ward Field, see List of airports in California
* British secret agent 009, see 00 Agent
* BA 009, see British Airways Flight 9
* ...
of
49th Fighter Group
The 49th Fighter Group was a fighter aircraft unit of the Fifth Air Force that was located in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Activation and training
The group was constituted as 49th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) on 20 November 194 ...
,
Fifth Air Force
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,
United States Army Air Forces
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*
No. 14 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF
*
No. 54 Squadron RAF
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No. 77 Squadron RAAF
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(Kittyhawk)
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No. 457 Squadron RAAF (Spitfire)
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No. 548 Squadron RAF
*
102nd Coastal Artillery Battalion (AA Separate),
US Army
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161st Light Anti-aircraft Battery,
Australian Army
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* H Company,
135th US Medical Regiment, US Army
*
Security Guard Unit RAAF
Japanese bombing raids on Livingstone Airfield
* 26 September 1942 (05:22 am)
See also
*
List of airports in the Northern Territory
This is a list of airports in the Australian territory of the Northern Territory.
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List of airports
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References
Pacific War Wrecks Database
External links
Lt. Col Bernard L. Robinson Reports on the NT June 1942
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces
Former Royal Australian Air Force bases
World War II airfields in Australia
Defunct airports in the Northern Territory
Airports established in 1942
1942 establishments in Australia
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