Corunna Downs Airfield was a Royal Australian Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...

 (RAAF) base at Corunna Downs, 35 kilometres south west of Marble Bar, Western Australia in the Pilbara Region

Pilbara region of Western Australia

The Pilbara is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia known for its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore...

 during World War II.

The airfield comprised two intersecting bitumen runways, a north-south runway 5,000 feet in length and an east–west runway 7,000 feet in length and both 150 feet wide.

No. 73 Operational Base Unit was responsible for operating the airfield during World War 2.

The RAAF No 25 Squadron

No. 25 Squadron RAAF

No. 25 Squadron is a general reserve squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force. The squadron is based at RAAF Base Pearce in Perth, Western Australia and forms part of the Combat Reserve Wing. The squadron has been based at Pearce since 1938. 25 Squadron was originally formed at RAAF Base...

 and the United States Army Air Force 380th Bomb Group flew long range missions against Japanese shipping and base facilities in the Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies

The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....

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The base has been abandoned since World War II.