United States Army Air Forces in Australia

22d Air Refueling Wing

The 22d Air Refueling Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force. It is stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas and also functions as the host wing for McConnell AFB....

(1 March 1942 – 9 October 1943)

(B-26 Marauder)

27th Bombardment Group (February–4 May 1943)

(A-24 Dauntless)

38th Combat Support Wing

The 38th Combat Support Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force , being inactivated on 1 May 2007 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

(25 February – October 1942)

(B-25 Mitchell)

43d Airlift Wing

The 43rd Airlift Group is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Pope Army Airfield, part of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.The 43 AG performs en route operations support at Pope AAF to include mission command & control, aircrew management, aircraft maintenance, aircraft loading, aircraft fueling...

(28 March – 14 September 1942)

(B-17 Flying Fortress)

90th Bombardment Group (November 1942 – 10 February 1943)

(B-24 Liberator)

380th Bombardment Group

380th Air Expeditionary Wing

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional unit of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is attached to the United States Air Forces Central component of ACC and is stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates....

(May 1943 – 20 February 1945)

(B-24 Liberator)

Fighter

8th Fighter Wing

The United States Air Force 8th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea and is assigned to Seventh Air Force...

(6 March 1942 – 16 May 1943)

(P-39 Airacobra, P-38 Lightning)

35th Fighter Group

35th Fighter Wing

The 35th Fighter Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The 35 FW is part of Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force.-Mission:...

(4 May – 22 July 1942)

(P-39 Airacobra, P-38 Lightning)

317th Troop Carrier Group

49th Fighter Wing

The 49th Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49 WG is part of the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force....

(2 February – 9 October 1942)

(Curtiss P-40)

58th Fighter Group

58th Special Operations Wing

The 58th Special Operations Wing is a combat unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 58 SOW is part of the Air Education and Training Command Nineteenth Air Force....

(19 November – 28 December 1943)

(P-47 Thunderbolt)

Other

6th Reconnaissance Group

The 6th Reconnaissance Group is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Fifth Air Force, stationed at Irumagawa Air Base, Japan...

(10 October – 10 December 1943

317th Airlift Group

The 317th Airlift Group is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Assigned to Air Mobility Command Eighteenth Air Force, the 317 AG operates as a tenant unit to the 7th Bomb Wing, Air Combat Command ....

(23 January – 30 September 1943)

374th Troop Carrier Group

374th Airlift Wing

The 374th Airlift Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Fifth Air Force. It is stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is part of Pacific Air Forces ....

(12 November 1942 – 1 September 1944)

60th Air Depot Group

Major aircraft operated

A-20 Havoc. A-20s first arrived in Australia by way of the air echelon of the 3rd Bombardment Group (Light)
3d Wing
The 3d Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force. It is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska....

and the first operational unit to fly the A-20 in actual battle was the 89th Bombardment Squadron of the 3rd Bombardment Group. Many A-20s were reassigned to the RAAF, being known as Bostons by the RAAF and had varied origins, some being ex-USAAF machines, some being acquired from the Netherlands Marine Luchtvaartdenst, and others being diverted from British contracts. These planes served with just one RAAF squadron, No. 22 Squadron which saw a lot of action 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....

.

A-24 Dauntless. The first operational A-24 unit was the 27th Bombardment Group (Light). Three of the four squadrons of the 27th BG were equipped with the A-24, plus one squadron of the 3rd Bombardment Group
3d Wing
The 3d Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force. It is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska....

. The remaining squadrons of these groups were equipped with A-20A twin-engined level bombers. The 27th BG was in-transit to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

when the war in the Pacific broke out. The crews were in the Philippines, but their aircraft were on their way via ship from Hawaii. The shipment was diverted to Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, where they arrived on 22 December. Some of the 27th BG pilots were evacuated from the Philippines to join their aircraft in Australia. From Brisbane, eleven A-24s flew up to Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...

in February 1942, but this battle was already lost. The remainder began operations from Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...

, New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

with the 8th Bombardment Squadron on 1 April 1942. These units suffered heavy losses in the face of the Japanese advance. After five of seven A-24s were lost on their last mission, the A-24s were withdrawn from action as being too slow, too short-ranged, and too poorly armed. However, in all fairness to the A-24, their pilots had not been trained in dive-bombing operations and they often had to operate without adequate fighter escort. Following the New Guinea debacle, the A-24s were withdrawn from combat and the 27th was returned to the United States, where after being re-equipped with A-20s was sent to North Africa as part of Twelfth Air Force.

B-17 Flying Fortress. By 14 December 1941, out of the original 35 B-17s assigned to the Philippines on 8 December, only 14 remained. They were all stationed at Del Monte Field
Del Monte Field
Del Monte Field was a heavy bomber capable airfield located on Mindanao in the Philippines. The airfield was located in a meadow of a Del Monte Corporation pineapple plantation.-Overview:...

on Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

, hopefully out of range of Japanese aircraft. Beginning on 17 December, the surviving B-17s based there began to be evacuated to Batchelor Airfield
Batchelor Airfield
Batchelor Airfield, is an airport located south of Batchelor, Northern Territory, Australia. Currently, it has no commercial air service and is utilised by the Northern Australian Gliding Club.-History:...

near Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...

. The first B-17s which arrived in Australia were the shark-tailed C and D models, and the first mission out of Australia took place on 22 December, with 9 B-17s taking part. It was an attack on Japanese shipping at Davao
Davao
Davao refers to several closely related places in Mindanao in the Philippines. The term is used most often to refer to the city.*Davao Region, an administrative region*Davao del Norte province*Davao del Sur province*Davao Oriental province...

. They landed at Del Monte, which was still in American hands. However, the small force of B-17s could do very little to stem the tide of the Japanese advance, launching valiant but futile attacks against the masses of Japanese shipping. The newer large-tailed B-17Es began to join the depleted force of earlier-model B-17s in the Pacific in mid-1942, with the tail gunner of the B-17E being unpleasant surprise for the Japanese, who had become accustomed to attacking the Fortress from the rear. The crews of pre-B-17E Fortresses often adopted the expediency of rigging sticks in the rear of their planes, hoping to convince the Japanese attackers that tail guns were actually fitted to these planes as well. However, by mid-1943, most Fortresses had been withdrawn from the Pacific in favor of the longer-ranged B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...

. The B-24 was better suited for operations in the Pacific, having a higher speed and a larger bombload at medium altitudes. In addition, the losses of Eighth Air Force
Eighth Air Force
The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command . It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana....

in Europe were reaching such magnitudes that the entire B-17 production was urgently needed for replacements and training in that theatre. Shortly after the Battle of the Bismarck Sea
Battle of the Bismarck Sea
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea took place in the South West Pacific Area during World War II. During the course of the battle, aircraft of the U.S. 5th Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force attacked a Japanese convoy that was carrying troops to Lae, New Guinea...

, it was decided that no more B-17s would be sent to Australia.

B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...

. Fifteen USAAF LB-30 (B-24A) bombers were deployed in Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...

in early 1942 to reinforce the B-17-equipped 19th Bombardment Group in a vain attempt to stem the Japanese advance. The Java-based LB-30s would be the first US-flown Liberators to see action and participated in numerous attacks against Japanese targets in the Sulawesi
Sulawesi
Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...

, in Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...

, and against shipping during the Japanese invasion of Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

. By late February, the position of Allied forces in Java had become untenable, and the surviving LB-30s were evacuated to Australia. The early LB-30s were replaced by the first B-24Ds to reach the Pacific in late 1942. By 1943, the Liberator had almost entirely replaced the B-17 Fortress as the primary long-range heavy bomber in the theatre. The B-24 became the most numerous USAAF heavy bomber based in Australia and New Guinea in the most desperate phase of the Pacific war, and it was the first four-engine heavy bomber to serve with the Royal Australian Air Force home squadrons. It reigned supreme in the Pacific until the arrival of the B-29 Superfortress
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States Air Forces in late-World War II and through the Korean War. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II...

in mid-1944.

B-26 Marauder
B-26 Marauder
The Martin B-26 Marauder was a World War II twin-engine medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe....

/B-25 Mitchell
B-25 Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.The B-25 was named...

. In February 1942, the 22d Bombardment Group
22d Air Refueling Wing
The 22d Air Refueling Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force. It is stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas and also functions as the host wing for McConnell AFB....

was ordered to Australia, being assigned to bases around Townsville. The B-26 first entered combat on 5 April 1942, when the 22nd Group took off from their bases in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, refuelled at Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...

, and then attacked Japanese facilities at Rabaul
Rabaul
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. The town was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption. During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the...

. Each B-26 had a 250-gallon bomb bay and carried a 2000– pound bombload. The Marauder was the only medium bomber available in the Pacific, and generally, no fighter escort was available leaving the Marauders were on their own if they encountered enemy fighters. There were two groups equipped with B-26s, the 22nd and 38th, with two squadrons of the 38th Bombardment Group
38th Combat Support Wing
The 38th Combat Support Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force , being inactivated on 1 May 2007 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

(69th and 70th) equipped with B-26s. In this series of attacks on Japanese-held 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....

, the B-26s gained a reputation for speed and ruggedness against strong opposition from Japanese Zero fighters. Attacks on Rabaul
Rabaul
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. The town was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption. During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the...

ended on 24 May, after 80 sorties had flown. A series of unescorted raids were made on Japanese installations in the Lae
Lae
Lae, the capital of Morobe Province, is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located at the start of the Highlands Highway which is the main land transport corridor from the Highlands region to the coast...

area. These raids were vigorously opposed by Zero fighters. In the 84 sorties flown against Lae between 24 April and 4 July 1942, three Marauders were lost. As the Allies pushed northward in the South Pacific, temporary airfields had to be cut out of the jungle and these runways were generally fairly short. The North American B-25 Mitchell
B-25 Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.The B-25 was named...

had a shorter takeoff run than the B-26, and it began to take over the medium bomber duties. Although it was admitted that the B-26 could take greater punishment, was defensively superior, and could fly faster with a heavier bomb load, the B-25 had better short-field characteristics, good sortie rate, and minimal maintenance requirements. In addition, the B-25 was considerably easier to manufacture and had suffered from fewer developmental problems. At this time, there were more B-25s available for South Pacific duty because it had been decided to send the B-26 Marauder to the Mediterranean theatre. Consequently, it was decided to adopt the B-25 as the standard medium bomber for the entire Pacific theatre, and to use the B-26 exclusively to Twelfth Air Force in the Mediterranean with some later being used by Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....

in the European theatres.

P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament...

. The first P-38s to reach Australia during 1942 were P-38Fs assigned to the 39th Fighter Squadron of the 35th Fighter Group
35th Fighter Wing
The 35th Fighter Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The 35 FW is part of Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force.-Mission:...

. This unit traded in its Bell P-39 Airacobras for the Lightnings at RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley is a Royal Australian Air Force base located southwest of Ipswich, Queensland and southwest of Brisbane. It is currently home to No. 1 Squadron and No. 6 Squadron , No. 33 Squadron and No. 36 Squadron...

in Queensland before returning to combat operations at Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...

in New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

. Its first success took place on 27 December 1942 when its pilots claimed eleven kills for the loss of only one P-38F. Two of these kills were claimed by Richard I. Bong, who was to go on to claim a total of 40 kills, all of them while flying the Lightning. The Lightning was ideally suited for the Pacific theatre. It possessed a performance markedly superior to that of its Japanese opponents. It possessed a range significantly better than that of the P-39s, P-40s and P-47s available in 1942 in the Southwest Pacific, and its twin engines offered an additional safety factory when operating over long stretches of water and jungle. However, the limited number of Lightnings available during late 1942 and early 1943 had to be used to make up attrition in the 39th Fighter Squadron and to equip only a single squadron in each of the 8th and 49th Fighter Group
49th Fighter Wing
The 49th Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49 WG is part of the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force....

s.

P-39 Airacobra. At the time of Pearl Harbor, the P-39 (along with the P-40 and a few P-38s) was virtually the only modern fighter available to the USAAF. Those P-39s already in service with the USAAF at the time of Pearl Harbor were deployed at home bases, but were quickly moved forward to overseas bases in the Pacific to try and stem the Japanese advance. They carried much of the load in the initial Allied efforts in 1942. However, many Allied pilots lacked adequate training, and equipment and maintenance of the planes were below average. The Airacobras operating from Australia were sometimes called upon to serve as interceptors, a role for which they were totally unsuited. They proved to be no match for the Japanese Zero in air-to-air combat and were withdrawn from combat by the end of 1942.

Curtiss P-40
Curtiss P-40
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was an American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational...

. During 1941, a substantial number of P-40Bs and Cs were shipped to USAAF bases overseas, including the 20th Pursuit Squadron of the 24th Pursuit Group
24th Pursuit Group
The 24th Pursuit Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines . The survivors fought as infantry during Battle of Bataan and after their surrender, were subjected to the Bataan Death March, although some did escape to Australia. The unit was...

at Clark Field in the Philippines. Almost all were destroyed in the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42), and only a few reached Australia, although the RAAF operated a large number of P-40E-1 export models (Kittyhawk IA) and P-40Ks (Kittyhawk III) from the United States.

P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to...

. The first P-47Ds to arrive in the Pacific theatre entered service with the 348th Fighter Group
108th Air Refueling Wing
The 108th Air Refueling Wing is a unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard tasked with aerial refueling and other air mobility missions. It is based at McGuire Air Force Base and operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command . The current Commander of the 108th is...

in June 1943. They were initially operated out of Queensland and were used on long-range missions to strike at Japanese targets in New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

. The 348th was followed by the 35th Group and at the beginning of 1944 by the 58th Group as well as the 35th Squadron of the 8th Group and the 9th FS of the 49th Group. However the Thunderbolt was used primarily by Seventh and Thirteenth Air Forces in the Central Pacific, with the long-range P-47N arriving in June 1944.

Airfields and unit assignments

In cooperation with the Royal Australian Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

, (RAAF), Fifth Air Force was able to use many existing Australian airports and airfields to carry on the war effort. In 1942, additional new military airfields were constructed by Australian and United States engineering units to accommodate the increasing number of USAAF groups and personnel being deployed. The Air Force groups and squadrons moved frequently from airfield to airfield, and often group headquarters was located away from the operational squadrons, as the squadrons were dispersed over several airfields for defensive purposes.

Known airfields of Fifth Air Force units and squadron assignments are as follows:

Note: Airfield locations shown on map above

Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

Area

Brisbane AAB (Non-flying facility)(1)

Headquarters, Fifth Air Force

Fifth Air Force

The Fifth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan....

, (March 1942 – 15 June 1944)

24th Pursuit Group

The 24th Pursuit Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines . The survivors fought as infantry during Battle of Bataan and after their surrender, were subjected to the Bataan Death March, although some did escape to Australia. The unit was...

(May 1942 – 15 June 1944) (Not equipped or manned. See Historical Notes section)

Archerfield Airport

Archerfield Airport is a small airport located 7 1/2 miles at Archerfield in the south west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. For some time it was the primary airport in Brisbane. During World War II it was used as a Royal Australian Air Force station. Airport traffic peaked in the 1980s...

(Main Brisbane airfield)(19)

27°34′13"S 153°00′29"E

3d Bombardment Group

3d Wing

The 3d Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force. It is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska....

, (25 February – 10 March 1942)

8th Bombardment Squadron

8th Flying Training Squadron

The 8th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the T-6A Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-History:...

, (25 February – 7 March 1942)

13th Bombardment Squadron

13th Bomb Squadron

The 13th Bomb Squadron is an active United States Air Force organization assigned to the 509th Operations Group, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri...

, (10 March 1942 – 10 January 1943)

Detachment operated from: Del Monte Field

Del Monte Field

Del Monte Field was a heavy bomber capable airfield located on Mindanao in the Philippines. The airfield was located in a meadow of a Del Monte Corporation pineapple plantation.-Overview:...

, Mindanao

Mindanao

Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

, 12–14 April 1942

90th Bombardment Squadron

90th Fighter Squadron

The 90th Fighter Squadron is part of the 3d Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. It operates the F-22 Raptor aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-Mission:...

, (25 February – 8 March 1942)

6th Reconnaissance Group

The 6th Reconnaissance Group is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Fifth Air Force, stationed at Irumagawa Air Base, Japan...

, (27 November – 10 December 1943)

8th Reconnaissance Squadron

8th Flying Training Squadron

The 8th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the T-6A Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-History:...

(24 April – 2 May 1942)

7th Bombardment Group

7th Bomb Wing

The 7th Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force. It is stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, where it is also the host unit....

, (22 December 1941 – 4 February 1942)

9th Bomb Squadron

The 9th Bomb Squadron is part of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It operates B-1 Lancer aircraft providing strategic bombing capability...

, (22 December 1941 – 4 February 1942)

11th Bomb Squadron

The 11th Bomb Squadron is part of the 2d Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. It operates B-52 Stratofortress aircraft providing strategic bombing capability.-Mission:...

, (22 December 1941 – 19 January 1942)

22d Bomb Squadron

22d Bombardment Squadron

The 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit, assigned to Air Combat Command. It is engaged in combat operations as part of the Global War on Terrorism...

, (22 December 1941 – 19 January 1942)

88 Reconnaissance

436th Strategic Training Squadron

The 436th Training Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It assigned to the Air Combat Command 7th Bomb Wing, based at Dyess AFB, Texas.-Overview:...

, (22 December 1941 – 4 February 1942) (Ground Echelon)

18th Reconnaissance Squadron

22d Air Refueling Wing

, (25 February – 7 March 1942)

408th Bombardment Squadron

The 408th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...

(25 February – 7 April 1942)

19th Special Operations Squadron

The 19th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It conducts crew training for AC-130 and MC-130 aircraft.-World War II:...

(25 February – 7 March 1942)

33d Flying Training Squadron

The 33d Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based out of Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing...

(25 February – 1 March 1942)

38th Combat Support Wing

The 38th Combat Support Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force , being inactivated on 1 May 2007 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

, (25 February – 8 March 1942; 10 June – 7 August 1942)

43d Airlift Wing

, (27 February – 28 March 1942)

35th Fighter Group

35th Fighter Wing

The 35th Fighter Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The 35 FW is part of Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force.-Mission:...

, (1 February 1942 – 1 March 1942)

39th Flying Training Squadron

The 39th Flying Training Squadron is currently part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the reserve associate to the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.-Mission:...

, (25 February – 8 March 1942)

40th Flight Test Squadron

The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 46th Operations Group, based at Eglin AFB, Florida.-Lineage:...

, (25 February – 9 March 1942)

41st Flying Training Squadron

The 41st Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-Mission:...

, (25 February – 8 March 1942)

374th Troop Carrier Group

49th Fighter Wing

The 49th Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49 WG is part of the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force....

, (7–17 April 1942)

58th Fighter Group

58th Special Operations Wing

, (21 November – 28 December 1943)

69th Fighter Squadron

The 69th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve fighter squadron. It is assigned to the 944th Operations Group, stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.-Mission:...

, (21–9 November 1943)

310th Fighter Squadron

The 310th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training....

, (23–28 November 1943)

311th Fighter Squadron

The 311th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 56th Operations Group, being stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It was inactivated on 26 September 1995...

, (21–28 November 1943)

54th Troop Carrier Wing

54th Tactical Fighter Wing

The 54th Tactical Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force, being stationed at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea...

, (13 March – 3 May 1943)

374th Airlift Wing

The 374th Airlift Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Fifth Air Force. It is stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is part of Pacific Air Forces ....

, (12 November – December 1942)

16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), (24 December 1941 – 16 February 1942)

17th Bombardment Squadron (Light)

523d Fighter Squadron

The 523d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 27th Operations Group stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico....

(27th Bombardment Group (Light)), (24 December 1941 – 20 February 1942)

91st Bombardment Squadron (Light)

524th Fighter Squadron

The 524th Special Operations Squadron is a Special Operations squadron of the United States Air Force, based at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, with the 27th Special Operations Wing.It is nicknamed the “Hounds of Heaven”.-History:...

(27th Bombardment Group (Light)), (24 December 1941 – 24 March 1942)

21st Transport Squadron

21st Airlift Squadron

The 21st Airlift Squadron is part of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.-Mission:...

(Air Transport Command

Air Transport Command

Air Transport Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its mission was to meet the urgent demand for the speedy reinforcement of the United States' military bases worldwide during World War II, using an air supply system to supplement surface transport...

), 3 April 1942 – 18 February 1943; 28 September 1943 – 26 August 1944

Doomben Field (Eagle Farm Airport)

Eagle Farm Airport

Eagle Farm Airport was a small airport located south-west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-History:An area located near Eagle Farm Racecourse was initially used as a landing field in 1922 and Eagle Farm Aerodrome was officially opened in 1925...

, Eagle Farm

Eagle Farm, Queensland

Eagle Farm is a largely industrial suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, situated around six kilometres from the Brisbane central business district. It is the former site of Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane's main airport until the opening of the Brisbane Airport. Eagle Farm was also the site of...

(6)(23)

27°25′30"S 153°05′03"E

70th Bombardment Squadron

38th Combat Support Wing

The 38th Combat Support Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force , being inactivated on 1 May 2007 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

, (25 February – 8 March 1942; 30 June – 7 August 1942)

69th Bombardment Squadron, (25 February – 8 March 1942) (Ground echelon)

70th Flying Training Squadron

The 70th Flying Training Squadron is Reserve unit of the United States Air Force based at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado....

, (25 February – 8 March 1942) (Ground echelon)

71st Flying Training Squadron

The 71st Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 485th Tactical Missile Wing, based at Florennes Air Base, Belgium. It was inactivated on 30 September 1989.-History:...

, (25 February – 8 March 1942)

405th Tactical Missile Squadron

The 405th Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 38th Tactical Missile Wing, based at Sembach Air Base, West Germany. It was inactivated on 25 September 1966.-History:...

, (25 February – 8 March 1942)

8th Fighter Wing

The United States Air Force 8th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea and is assigned to Seventh Air Force...

, (6 March – 29 July 1942)

The 35th Fighter Squadron is part of the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.-History:The 35th Fighter Squadron heritage dates back to 12 June 1917, when the unit activated as the 35th Aero Squadron. Originally an aircraft maintenance squadron, the unit served in France from...

, (6–26 March 1942)

36th Fighter Squadron

The 36th Fighter Squadron is part of the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, South Korea. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-Mission:...

, (6–13 March 1942)

The 80th Fighter Squadron is an F-16 fighter squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 8th Operations Group of the 8th Fighter Wing, and stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The 80th has served in combat operations in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam...

, (6–28 March 1942)

Donnington Airfield, Woodstock

Woodstock, Queensland

Woodstock is a small rural community and suburb 40 km west in the rural area of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The Woodstock General Store is the local shop, cafe, news agent, service station, bank and post office...

(5)

19°36′04"S 146°50′27"E

22d Air Refueling Wing

, (5 July 1942 – 29 September 1942; 4 February 1943 – October 1943)

19th Special Operations Squadron

The 19th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It conducts crew training for AC-130 and MC-130 aircraft.-World War II:...

(4 July – 15 September 1942; 4 February – 11 July 1943)

33d Flying Training Squadron

The 33d Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based out of Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing...

, (20 July – 29 September 1942; 4 February – 15 October 1943)

, (8th Fighter Group) (29 June – 17 July 1942)

39th Flying Training Squadron

(35th Fighter Group), (25 April – 2 June 1942)

Petrie Airfield

Petrie Airfield was a World War II military airfield located just to the south of the North Pine River in Petrie, Queensland, Australia. After the war, the airfield was dismantled and the area is now part of the urban area of Petrie-Strathpine.-World War II:...

, Petrie

Petrie, Queensland

Petrie is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. It is located in the North Pine River section of its local council 24 kilometres north of Brisbane City....

(Brisbane)

27°17′S 153°0.1′E

(8th Fighter Group), (10 May – 20 July 1942)

Lowood Airfield

Tarampa, Queensland

Tarampa is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.During World War II a military airfield was located at nearby Mount Tarampa called Lowood. The United States Army Air Forces based its 80th Fighter Squadron there between 28 March – 10 May 1942), flying P-39 Airacobras...

, Lowood

Lowood, Queensland

Lowood is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Brisbane River, 66 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane or 17 km birds line and 31 kilometres north of Ipswich...

(24)

27°27′51"S 152°29′19"E

RAAF Base Amberly (Ipswich Airfield)

(8th Fighter Group), (28 March – 10 May 1942)

RAAF Base Amberley

RAAF Base Amberley is a Royal Australian Air Force base located southwest of Ipswich, Queensland and southwest of Brisbane. It is currently home to No. 1 Squadron and No. 6 Squadron , No. 33 Squadron and No. 36 Squadron...

(2)

27°38′24"S 152°42′42"E

22d Air Refueling Wing

, (7 March – 7 April 1942)

19th Special Operations Squadron

The 19th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It conducts crew training for AC-130 and MC-130 aircraft.-World War II:...

(7–29 March 1942)

33d Flying Training Squadron

The 33d Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based out of Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing...

(1 – 7 March Ap 1942)

70th Bombardment Squadron

38th Combat Support Wing

The 38th Combat Support Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force , being inactivated on 1 May 2007 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

, (30 April – 30 June 1942)

69th Bombardment Squadron, (30 April – 20 May 1942) (Ground echelon)

70th Flying Training Squadron

The 70th Flying Training Squadron is Reserve unit of the United States Air Force based at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado....

, (20 April – 23 May 1942) (Ground echelon)

475th Fighter Group

475th Air Base Wing

The 475th Air Base Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last duty station was at Yokota Air Base, Japan, where it was inactivated on 1 April 1992....

, 14 May – 14 August 1943

431st Fighter Squadron

431st Test and Evaluation Squadron

The 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command 57th Fighter Wing stationed at Nellis AFB, Nevada...

, (1 July – 14 August 1943)

432d Fighter Squadron

432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

The 432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 475th Fighter Group stationed at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota. It was inactivated on January 2, 1958.-History:Combat in Southwest...

, (11 June – 14 August 1943)

433d Fighter Squadron

433d Fighter Weapons Squadron

The 433d Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the USAF Weapons School at at Nellis AFB, Nevada.The unit was first activated in May of 1943 and flew the P-38 Lightning in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The 433d distinguished themselves in air combat against Japan over...

(17 June – 14 August 1943)

88th Reconnaissance Squadron

436th Strategic Training Squadron

The 436th Training Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It assigned to the Air Combat Command 7th Bomb Wing, based at Dyess AFB, Texas.-Overview:...

(7th Bombardment Group)*, (17–20 February 1942)

* Under control of the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

Cairns-Townsville Area

Cairns Airport, Cairns(20)

16°52′29"S 145°45′08"E

33d Troop Carrier Squadron (374th Troop Carrier Group), (1 November – 10 December 1942)

Iron Range Airfield

Lockhart River Airport

Lockhart River Airport is an airport in Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia, located approximately 800 km north of Cairns on the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula...

, Iron Range National Park

Iron Range National Park

Iron Range is a National Park located in Queensland, Australia, 1940 km northwest of Brisbane and 100 km east of Weipa in the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Within the National Park is the Iron Range , Scrubby Creek mining site and the Lockhart River Aboriginal Reserve...

(7)

12°47′12"S 143°18′20"E

22d Air Refueling Wing

, (29 September 1942 – 4 February 1943)

19th Special Operations Squadron

The 19th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It conducts crew training for AC-130 and MC-130 aircraft.-World War II:...

, (15 September 1942 – 4 February 1943)

33d Flying Training Squadron

The 33d Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based out of Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing...

, (29 September 1942 – 4 February 1943)

90th Bombardment Group, (November 1942 – February 1943)

The 64th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 72d Strategic Wing , based at Andersen AFB, Guam. It was inactivated on 15 November 1973.-History:...

(43d Bombardment Group), (12 October – 8 November 1942)

The 65th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 72d Strategic Wing , based at Andersen AFB, Guam. It was inactivated on 15 November 1973.-History:...

(43d Bombardment Group), (13 October – 7 November 1942)

90th Bombardment Squadron

The 403d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 43rd Bombardment Wing, based at Carswell AFB, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 January 1961.-History:...

(43d Bombardment Group), (17 October – 23 November 1942)

Charters Towers Airfield

Charters Towers Airport

Charters Towers Airport is an airport located north of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.-World War II:During World War II, the United States Army Air Force Fifth Air Force stationed the following units at the airfield:* No...

, Charters Towers

Charters Towers, Queensland

Charters Towers is a city in northern Queensland, Australia. It is located 137 kilometres inland from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. In 2006 the population was 7,979 people, some 450 fewer than in the 2001 census. During the last quarter of the 19th century the town boomed as the rich gold...

(4)

20°02′35"S 146°16′23"E

3d Bombardment Group

3d Wing

The 3d Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force. It is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska....

, (10 March 1942 – 28 January 1943)

8th Bombardment Squadron

8th Flying Training Squadron

The 8th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the T-6A Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-History:...

, (17–31 March 1942; 9 May 1942 – 28 January 1943)

90th Fighter Squadron

The 90th Fighter Squadron is part of the 3d Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. It operates the F-22 Raptor aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-Mission:...

, (8 March 1942 – 28 January 1943)

431st Fighter Squadron

431st Test and Evaluation Squadron

The 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command 57th Fighter Wing stationed at Nellis AFB, Nevada...

(475th Fighter Group), (14 May – 1 July 1943)

432d Fighter Squadron

432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

, (475th Fighter Group), (14 May – 11 July 1943)

433d Fighter Squadron

433d Fighter Weapons Squadron

(475th Fighter Group), (14 May – 17 June 1943)

16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), (1 April – 4 May 1942)

17th Bombardment Squadron (Light)

523d Fighter Squadron

The 523d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 27th Operations Group stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico....

(27th Bombardment Group (Light)), (1 April – 4 May 1942)

91st Bombardment Squadron (Light)

524th Fighter Squadron

(27th Bombardment Group (Light)), (24 March 1942)

Breddan Airfield

Breddan Aerodrome

Breddan Aerodrome is an abandoned aerodrome located north of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.The airfield was constructed by the USAAF 38th Bomb Group in August 1942 as a satellite field for Charters Towers Airport, and later used by the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II as a...

, Charters Towers

Charters Towers, Queensland

(3)

19°56′34.21"S 146°14′21.44"E

38th Combat Support Wing

The 38th Combat Support Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force , being inactivated on 1 May 2007 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

, (7 August – 30 September 1942)

71st Flying Training Squadron

, (12 August – 1 October 1942)

405th Tactical Missile Squadron

, (7 August – 30 September 1942)

Mareeba Airfield

Mareeba Airfield is an airfield located near Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. Built in 1942 as a US Army Air Force base during World War II, the airfield had two runways, with a complement of taxiways, hardstands and a containment area...

, Mareeba

Mareeba, Queensland

Mareeba is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The town is above sea level on the confluence of the Barron River, Granite Creek and Emerald Creek. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters...

(9)

17°03′15"S 145°25.45′35"E

19th Bombardment Group, (24 July – 23 October 1942)

28th Bomb Squadron

The 28th Bomb Squadron is part of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It operates B-1 Lancer aircraft providing strategic bombing capability...

, (24 July – c. 18 November 1942)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

, (24 July – c. 10 November 1942)

93d Bomb Squadron

The 93d Bomb Squadron is part of the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. It operates B-52 Stratofortress aircraft providing strategic bombing capability. It is one of two reserve bomber units in the United States Air Force.-History:Established as the 93d Aero Squadron in the...

, (23 July – c. 25 October 1942)

8th Fighter Wing

The United States Air Force 8th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea and is assigned to Seventh Air Force...

, (February–16 May 1943)

, (24 February – May 1943)

36th Fighter Squadron

The 36th Fighter Squadron is part of the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, South Korea. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-Mission:...

, (22 February – 22 May 1943)

(6 February – 21 March 1943)

The 63d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 43rd Bombardment Wing, based at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. It was inactivated on January 31, 1970.-History:...

(43d Bombardment Group), (20 August 1942 – 23 January 1943)

(43d Bombardment Group), (8 November 1942 – 20 January 1943)

(43d Bombardment Group), (7 November 1942 – 20 January 1943)

(43d Bombardment Group), (21 January – 11 May 1943)

Antil Plains Aerodrome

Antil Plains Aerdodrome was an aerodrome located south of Townsville, Queensland, Australia near Antill Plains.The aerodrome was constructed in 1942, during World War II, for the Royal Australian Air Force as part of a group of airfields to be used as aircraft dispersal fields in the event of...

, Townsville(18)

19°26′37.20"S 146°49′33.72"E

18th Reconnaissance Squadron

33d Flying Training Squadron

The 33d Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based out of Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing...

(22d Bombardment Group), (7 April – 20 July 1942)

Reid River Airfield

Reid River Airfield is a World War II airfield located to the south of the Reid River near Townsville, Queensland, Australia.Disused since the war as an airfield, the former base is private property used for mustering cattle and horses. An arch marks the western edge of the strip, easily accessible...

, Townsville(25)

19°45.25′30"S 146°50.35′03"E

2d Bombardment Squadron

The 2d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...

(22d Bombardment Group), (9 April – 9 October 1942)

408th Bombardment Squadron

The 408th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...

(22d Bombardment Group), (12 April – 15 October 1942)

Redesigned 408th Bombardment Squadron

408th Bombardment Squadron

The 408th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...

(22d Bombardment Group), 22 April 1942

RAAF Base Garbutt (Townsville)

RAAF Base Townsville

RAAF Base Townsville is, along with RAAF Base Tindal and RAAF Base Darwin, one of northern Australia's primary defence installations. It is also Headquarters for No...

, Townsville(10)

19°15′12"S 146°45′54"E

Headquarters, V Bomber Command, (5 September – December 1942)

Headquarters, V Fighter Command, (5 September – December 1942)

19th Bombardment Group, (18 April – 18 May 1942)

40th Reconnaissance Group

435th Bombardment Squadron

The 435th Bombardment Squadron, also known as the "Kangaroo" Squadron, is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Eighth Air Force 333d Bombardment Group, based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa...

, {14 March – 15 November 1942)

Redesignated 435th Bombardment Squadron

435th Bombardment Squadron

, 22 April 1942

18th Reconnaissance Squadron

22d Air Refueling Wing

, (7 April – 5 July 1942)

408th Bombardment Squadron

The 408th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...

(7–12 April 1942)

19th Special Operations Squadron

The 19th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It conducts crew training for AC-130 and MC-130 aircraft.-World War II:...

(29 March 1942 – 4 July 1942)

2d Bombardment Squadron

The 2d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...

(2 March – 9 April 1942)

38th Combat Support Wing

The 38th Combat Support Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force , being inactivated on 1 May 2007 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

, (30 September – October 1942)

71st Flying Training Squadron

, (1–29 October 1942)

405th Tactical Missile Squadron

, (30 September – 25 October 1942)

8th Fighter Wing

The United States Air Force 8th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea and is assigned to Seventh Air Force...

, (29 July – 18 September 1942)

317th Troop Carrier Group

, (27 July – 18 September 1942)

36th Fighter Squadron

The 36th Fighter Squadron is part of the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, South Korea. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-Mission:...

, (4–26 April 1942; 30 June – 18 September 1942)

317th Airlift Group

, (23 January – 30 September 1943)

374th Troop Carrier Group

374th Airlift Wing

The 374th Airlift Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Fifth Air Force. It is stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is part of Pacific Air Forces ....

, (7 October 1943 – 1 September 1944)

22d Bombardment Squadron

(7th Bombardment Group)*, (20 February 1942 – 14 March 1942)

88th Reconnaissance Squadron (7th Bombardment Group)*, (20 February 1942 – 14 March 1942)

Redesignated: 436th Reconnaissance Squadron

436th Strategic Training Squadron

The 436th Training Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It assigned to the Air Combat Command 7th Bomb Wing, based at Dyess AFB, Texas.-Overview:...

(7th Bombardment Group) (14 March – 22 April 1942)

* Under operational control of United States Navy

39th Flying Training Squadron

(35th Fighter Group), (26 July – 18 October 1942)

8th Reconnaissance Squadron

40th Flight Test Squadron

The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 46th Operations Group, based at Eglin AFB, Florida.-Lineage:...

(35th Fighter Group), (1 April – 2 June 1942; 30 July – 25 November 1942)

8th Flying Training Squadron

The 8th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the T-6A Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-History:...

(6th Reconnaissance Group) (2 May – 9 September 1942)

Charleville Airfield

Charleville Airport

Charleville Airport is an airport in Charleville, a town in the state of Queensland in Australia.-Airlines and destinations:-History:During World War II, the United States Army Air Force 63d Bombardment Squadron, assigned to the Fifth Air Force 43d Bombardment Group, flew B-17 Flying Fortresses...

, Charleville

Charleville, Queensland

Charleville is a town in south western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of Brisbane . It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Murweh Shire, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres...

(21)

26°24′48"S 146°15′45"E

(43d Bombardment Group), (15 June – 3 August 1942)

Cloncurry Airfield

Cloncurry Airport

Cloncurry Airport is an airport in Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.-History:Cloncurry Airport has been the focal point for many of Australia’s greatest innovations...

, Cloncurry

Cloncurry, Queensland

-Notable residents:*Writer Alexis Wright grew up in Cloncurry.*Association Footballer Kasey Wehrman was born in Cloncurry . He went on to play domestically and in Scandinavia. His achievements include winning a NSL Championship in 1996-1997 with the Brisbane Strikers and being capped several times...

(22)

20°40′00"S 140°30′28"E

28th Bomb Squadron

The 28th Bomb Squadron is part of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It operates B-1 Lancer aircraft providing strategic bombing capability...

(19th Bombardment Group), (28 March – 5 May 1942)

Detachment operated from: Perth Airport

Perth Airport

Perth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport serving Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia. The airport itself is located in the suburb of Perth Airport....

, Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, (28 March – 18 May 1942)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

(19th Bombardment Group), (24 March – 13 May 1942) (Air echelon only. Ground echelon fighting as infantry as part of 5th Interceptor Command

5th Interceptor Command

The 5th Interceptor Command was a temporary command organization of the United States Army Air Forces. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines...

, Bataan

Bataan

Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north...

, Luzon

Luzon

Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...

, Philippines)

Longreach (Torrens Creek) Airfield

93d Bomb Squadron

(19th Bombardment Group), (29 March – 18 May 1942) (Air echelon only. Ground echelon fighting as infantry as part of 5th Interceptor Command

5th Interceptor Command

The 5th Interceptor Command was a temporary command organization of the United States Army Air Forces. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines...

, Bataan

Bataan

, Luzon

Luzon

, Philippines)

Longreach Airport

Longreach Airport is situated in Longreach, Queensland, Australia. The airport is from the center of the city.-History:Longreach has played a major part in Australian aviation from...

, Longreach(8)

23°26′03"S 144°16′49"E

19th Bombardment Group, (18 May – 24 July 1942)

28th Bomb Squadron

The 28th Bomb Squadron is part of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It operates B-1 Lancer aircraft providing strategic bombing capability...

, (5 May – 24 July 1942)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

(19th Bombardment Group), (5 May – 24 July 1942)

93d Bomb Squadron

, (18 May – 25 October 1942)

43d Airlift Wing

, (1 August – 14 September 1942)

, (3–20 August 1942)

, (15 August – 13 October 1942)

, (27 August – 17 October 1942)

Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

Daly Waters Airfield

Daly Waters Airfield was an airfield located at Daly Waters, Northern Territory, Australia.-History:Daly Waters was Australia's first international airfield...

, Daly Waters(26)

16°15′42"S 133°22′50"E

(43d Bombardment Group), (16 May – 2 August 1942)

RAAF Base Darwin

RAAF Base Darwin is a Royal Australian Air Force base located in the city of Darwin, Northern Territory. The base shares its runway with Darwin International Airport.-History:...

, Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...

(13)

12°24′53"S 130°52′36"E

Headquarters, Far East Air Force

Fifth Air Force

The Fifth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan....

, (23 December 1941 – 18 January 1942)

Headquarters, V Bomber Command, (December 1941)

528th Bombardment Squadron

49th Fighter Wing

The 49th Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49 WG is part of the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force....

, (17 April – 9 October 1942)

8th Fighter Squadron

The 8th Fighter Squadron was part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated the F-22A Raptor, having previously operated the F-117 Nighthawk aircraft from 1992 until the squadron's inactivation on May 16, 2008...

, (17 April – 25 September 1942)

9th Fighter Squadron

The 9th Fighter Squadron was part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated the F-117 Nighthawk aircraft conducting air superiority missions...

, (17 March – 10 October 1942)

380th Bombardment Group

380th Air Expeditionary Wing

, (9 August 1944 – 20 February 1945)

The 528th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 30 September 1995.-History:...

, (20 August 1944 – 21 February 1945)

529th Bombardment Squadron

The 529th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 25 June 1966.-History:...

, (10 July 1944 – 21 February 1945)

530th Bombardment Squadron

The 530th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 25 June 1966.-History:...

, (9 August 1944 – 28 February 1945)

531st Bombardment Squadron

The 531st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, being stationed at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam...

, (21 July 1944 – 1 March 1945)

319th Bombardment Squadron (90th Bombardment Group), (2 February – 8 July 1943)

Fenton Airfield

Fenton Airfield is a World War II military airfield located at Tipperary Station, Hayes Creek, Northern Territory, Australia.Abandoned since 1945, the site is an outstanding example of a World War II heavy bomber airfield construction and layout, and is one of three surviving examples of heavy...

, Tipperary Station, Hayes Creek(14)

13°37′23.46"S 131°20′19.60"E

380th Bombardment Group

380th Air Expeditionary Wing

, (May 1943 – 9 August 1944)

528th Bombardment Squadron

, (28 April 1943 – 20 August 1944)

530th Bombardment Squadron

, (1 May 1942 – 9 August 1944)

14th Bombardment Squadron

(43d Bombardment Group), (2 August – 25 September 1942)

Batchelor Airfield

Batchelor Airfield, is an airport located south of Batchelor, Northern Territory, Australia. Currently, it has no commercial air service and is utilised by the Northern Australian Gliding Club.-History:...

, Batchelor

Batchelor, Northern Territory

Batchelor is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is located in the Coomalie Shire Local Government Area, 98 kilometres south of the territory capital, Darwin...

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13°3′21.14"S 131°1′40.68"E

19th Bombardment Group, (24–30 December 1941) (First B-17s arrived on 17 December 1941)

The 14th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The 14th Bomb Squadron fought in the Battle of the Philippines , much of its aircraft being destroyed in combat against the Japanese...

, (24 December 1941 – 30 December 1941) (Air echelon only. Ground echelon fighting as infantry as part of 5th Interceptor Command

5th Interceptor Command

The 5th Interceptor Command was a temporary command organization of the United States Army Air Forces. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines...

Bataan

, Luzon

Luzon

, Philippines)

93d Bomb Squadron

, (19 December 1941 – 1 January 1942)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

, (20–31 December 1941) (Air echelon only. Ground echelon fighting as infantry as part of 5th Interceptor Command

5th Interceptor Command

The 5th Interceptor Command was a temporary command organization of the United States Army Air Forces. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines...

, Bataan

Bataan

, Luzon

Luzon

, Philippines)

17th Bombardment Squadron (Light)

28th Bomb Squadron

The 28th Bomb Squadron is part of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It operates B-1 Lancer aircraft providing strategic bombing capability...

, (24–30 December 1941)

27th Bombardment Group (Light), (March–4 May 1942)

16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (16 February 1942)

523d Fighter Squadron

The 523d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 27th Operations Group stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico....

(22 February 1942)

The 7th Fighter Squadron is part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.-Mission:The 7th Fighter Squadron as a part of the 49th Operations Group supports national security objectives, as directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by utilizing the F-22A Raptor aircraft.The 7 FS...

(49th Fighter Group), (9 April – 19 September 1942)

Long Airfield (Long Strip)

71st Flying Training Squadron

, (38th Bombardment Group), (30 April – 12 August 1942)

Long Airfield

Long Airfield is a World War II military airfield located near Hayes Creek, Northern Territory, Australia.Also known as "Long Strip", the airfield was constructed in late 1943 by No.14 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF. The bitumen surfaced runway was long and wide...

, Hayes Creek(27)

13°34′59.03"S 131°25′23.20"E

529th Bombardment Squadron

(380th Bombardment Group), (7 November 1943 – 10 July 1944)

531st Bombardment Squadron

The 531st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, being stationed at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam...

(380th Bombardment Group), (5 December 1943 – 21 July 1944)

Manbulloo Airfield

Manbulloo Airfield is a World War II airfield built at Manbulloo Station, near Katherine, Northern Territory.Works on the airfield were initially undertaken by the 43rd Engineer Regiment in April 1942. The Allied Works Council completed the works and the airfield was operational by 19 May 1942...

, Manbulloo Station, near Katherine

Katherine, Northern Territory

Katherine is a town situated southeast of Darwin in the "Top End" of Australia in the Northern Territory. It is the fourth largest settlement in the Territory after the capital Darwin, Palmerston and Alice Springs...

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14°35′58.35"S 132°11′24.22"E

529th Bombardment Squadron

(380th Bombardment Group), (28 April – 7 November 1943)

531st Bombardment Squadron

The 531st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, being stationed at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam...

(380th Bombardment Group), (28 April – 5 December 1943)

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

RAAF Base Fairbairn (Canberra)

Canberra International Airport

Canberra International Airport , now trading as Canberra Airport, is the airport serving Australia's capital city, Canberra, and the city of Queanbeyan, NSW. Located at the eastern edge of North Canberra, it is the 8th busiest airport in Australia. The airport is the main hub for Brindabella Airlines...

35°18′25"S 149°11′42"E

8th Fighter Squadron

(49th Fighter Group) (16 February – 17 April 1942)

South Australia

Mount Gambier Airfield

Mount Gambier Airport

Mount Gambier Airport is an airport in Mount Gambier, South Australia.Located north of Mount Gambier, it is situated on the Riddoch Highway, and is the only commercial airport servicing the south east of South Australia...

, Mount Gambier

Mount Gambier, South Australia

Mount Gambier is the largest regional city in South Australia located approximately 450 kilometres south of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres from the Victorian border....

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37°44′42"S 140°47′06"E

39th Flying Training Squadron

(35th Fighter Group), (16 March – 3 April 1942)

40th Flight Test Squadron

The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 46th Operations Group, based at Eglin AFB, Florida.-Lineage:...

(35th Fighter Group), (16 March – 2 April 1942)

41st Flying Training Squadron

The 41st Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-Mission:...

(35th Fighter Group), (17 March – 7 April 1942)

New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

Bankstown Airfield

Bankstown Airport

Bankstown Airport is a general aviation airport and business park located in the City of Bankstown, from the central business district of Sydney, Australia...

, Bankstown

Bankstown, New South Wales

Bankstown is a suburb of south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bankstown is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Bankstown.-History:Prior to European...

(11)

33°55′28"S 150°59′18"E

49th Fighter Wing

The 49th Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49 WG is part of the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force....

, (16 February – 7 April 1942)

(16 February – 9 April 1942)

41st Flying Training Squadron

The 41st Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-Mission:...

(35th Fighter Group), (7 April – 20 July 1942)

Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport, in Sydney, Australia* Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, in Nova Scotia, Canada...

, Sydney(12)

33°56′46"S 151°10′38"E

6th Reconnaissance Group

The 6th Reconnaissance Group is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Fifth Air Force, stationed at Irumagawa Air Base, Japan...

, (10 October – 27 November 1943)

35th Fighter Group

35th Fighter Wing

The 35th Fighter Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The 35 FW is part of Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force.-Mission:...

, (4 May – 22 July 1942)

43d Airlift Wing

, (28 March – 1 August 1942)

, (28 March – 15 June 1942)

, (16 March – 16 May 1942)

, (28 March – 23 June 1942)

58th Fighter Group

58th Special Operations Wing

, (19–21 November 1943)

460th Fighter Squadron

460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron

The 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command 325th Fighter Wing stationed at Tyndall AFB, Florida. It was inactivated on October 15, 1982.-History:...

(85th Fighter Wing), (21 May – 20 June 1943)

RAAF Base Williamtown

RAAF Base Williamtown is a Royal Australian Air Force base and headquarters to Australia's Tactical Fighter group. The base is located north of the coastal city of Newcastle, New South Wales in the Local Government Area of Port Stephens. The military base shares its runway facilities with...

, Newcastle

Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

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32°47′42"S 151°50′04"E

9th Fighter Squadron

The 9th Fighter Squadron was part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated the F-117 Nighthawk aircraft conducting air superiority missions...

(49th Fighter Group), (14 February – 17 March 1942)

39th Flying Training Squadron

(35th Fighter Group), (3–30 April 1942)

14th Bombardment Squadron

(43d Bombardment Group), (23 June – 15 August 1942)

Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

Essendon Airport

Essendon Airport is located at Essendon, in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Victoria, Australia. It is located next to the Tullamarine Freeway on , from the Melbourne Central Business District and from Melbourne Airport.-History:...

, Melbourne(16)

37°43′41"S 144°54′07"E

19th Bombardment Group, (2 March – 18 April 1942)

(4–14 March 1942) (Air echelon only. Ground echelon fighting as infantry as part of 5th Interceptor Command

5th Interceptor Command

The 5th Interceptor Command was a temporary command organization of the United States Army Air Forces. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines...

, Bataan

Bataan

, Luzon

Luzon

, Philippines)

28th Bomb Squadron

The 28th Bomb Squadron is part of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It operates B-1 Lancer aircraft providing strategic bombing capability...

(4–28 March 1942)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

, (5–27 March 1942) (Air echelon only. Ground echelon fighting as infantry as part of 5th Interceptor Command

5th Interceptor Command

The 5th Interceptor Command was a temporary command organization of the United States Army Air Forces. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines...

, Bataan

Bataan

, Luzon

Luzon

, Philippines)

93d Bomb Squadron

(1–29 March 1942) (Air echelon only. Ground echelon fighting as infantry as part of 5th Interceptor Command

5th Interceptor Command

The 5th Interceptor Command was a temporary command organization of the United States Army Air Forces. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines...

, Bataan

Bataan

, Luzon

Luzon

, Philippines)

49th Fighter Wing

The 49th Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49 WG is part of the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force....

, (2–16 February 1942)

(2–16 February 1942)

8th Fighter Squadron

(2–16 February 1942)

9th Fighter Squadron

The 9th Fighter Squadron was part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated the F-117 Nighthawk aircraft conducting air superiority missions...

(2–14 February 1942)

22d Troop Carrier Group (Air Transport Command), (3 April – 11 October 1942)

22d Transport Squadron

22d Airlift Squadron

The 22d Airlift Squadron is part of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California. It operates C-5 Galaxy aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.-Mission:...

(Air Transport Command

Air Transport Command

), (1 April 1942)

11th Bomb Squadron

The 11th Bomb Squadron is part of the 2d Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. It operates B-52 Stratofortress aircraft providing strategic bombing capability.-Mission:...

(7th Bombardment Group), (4 March – 6 April 1942)

14th Bomb Squadron

14th Bombardment Squadron

(7th Bombardment Group, attached to: 19th Bombardment Group), (4–14 March 1942)

22d Bomb Squadron

22d Bombardment Squadron

(7th Bombardment Group), 4 March – 6 April 1942

(43d Bombardment Group), (27 February – 14 March 1942)

8th Reconnaissance Squadron

(49th Fighter Group), (2–16 February 1942)

8th Flying Training Squadron

The 8th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the T-6A Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-History:...

(6th Reconnaissance Group) (7–24 April 1942)

13th Reconnaissance Squadron]] (3d Bombardment Group), (27 February 1942 – 14 March 1942)

Camp Darley (West of Melbourne)

49th Fighter Wing

The 49th Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49 WG is part of the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force....

, (2–16 February 1942)

Ballarat Airport

-Motorsport:The airfield had a brief motor racing career, beginning on Australia Day in 1947 when it held its first motor race meeting. Racing returned in November of both 1950 and 1951, then finally for an International Formula Libre race in February 1961, which was attended by some European...

, Ballarat

Ballarat, Victoria

Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...

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37°30′42"S 143°47′28"E

70th Bombardment Squadron

38th Combat Support Wing

The 38th Combat Support Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force , being inactivated on 1 May 2007 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

, (8 March – 20 April 1942)

69th Bombardment Squadron, (8 March – 30 April 1942) (Ground echelon)

70th Flying Training Squadron

The 70th Flying Training Squadron is Reserve unit of the United States Air Force based at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado....

, (8 March – 20 April 1942) (Ground echelon)

71st Flying Training Squadron

, (8 March – 30 April 1942)

405th Tactical Missile Squadron

, (8 March – 7 August 1942)

39th Flying Training Squadron

(35th Fighter Group), (8–16 March 1942)

40th Flight Test Squadron

The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 46th Operations Group, based at Eglin AFB, Florida.-Lineage:...

(35th Fighter Group), (9–16 March 1942)

41st Flying Training Squadron

The 41st Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.-Mission:...

(35th Fighter Group), (8–17 March 1942)

RAAF Base Laverton, Laverton

Laverton, Victoria

Laverton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Hobsons Bay and Wyndham. At the 2006 Census, Laverton had a population of 4508.-History:...

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37°55′54"S 144°45′12"E