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Horn Island Airport is an airport in Horn Island, Queensland, Australia.World War IIThe Civil Constructional Corps and the Department of Main Roads began construction of an advanced operational airbase on the island during World War II, commencing in 1940. RAAF Base Horn Island was completed in 1941 and was used as a staging base for Allied aircraft moving between Australia and New Guinea. The airfield consisted of two intersecting runways, with revetments for aircraft parking.Japanese bombing raids against Horn Island Aerodrome 14 March 1942 18 March 1942 30 April 1942 11 May 1942 6 July 1942 30 July 1942 1 August 1942 17 June 1943Units based at Horn Island Aerodrome 7th Fighter Squadron of 49th Fighter Group, March 1942 - 18 April 1942 (Curtiss P-40s) No. 6 Squadron RAAF No. 7 Squadron RAAF No. 24 Squadron RAAF No. 32 Squadron RAAF No. 75 Squadron RAAF No. 84 Squadron RAAF No. 28 Operational Base Unit RAAF

Address: Airport Rd, Horn QLD 4875, Australia
Phone: (07) 4069 1314
State: Queensland
City: Horn
Zip Code: 4875


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The RAAF's Horn Island Advanced Operational Base (AOB) was constructed between late 1939 and 1941 and was upgraded during 1942. The airfield, located at the northeast corner of Horn Island, was an important staging base for Allied air missions against the Japanese, and a stop-over for fighter aircraft heading to New Guinea. The two wartime runways (136 and 81 degrees) have since been upgraded as the Horn Island Airport's runways number 32 and 26 respectively. Surviving elements include some concrete-lined trenches and bunkers located east of the southern section of runway 136; and the aircraft dispersal area extending north-eastward from runway 136, which consists of two taxiway loops with dispersal bays, some protected with earth mounds. Two concrete Bofors gun pits are located on a ridge (known as Bofors Ridge) a kilometre east of the east end of runway 81. The bitumen surface of a wartime runway extension to the west of runway 81 remains intact. The area southwest of the intersection of the two runways contains a section of taxiway and five surviving dispersal bays, a series of concrete lined trenches and four bunkers intended for airfield defence and runway demolition (Strong Point No.1); several light machine gun pits, and 18 identifiable Japanese bomb craters. The site of the Operational Base Unit (OBU) camp is located in bushland immediately south of the airport manager's house and fuel tanks. Airport Road follows the route of most of the taxiway west of the OBU camp. Aircraft wrecks/components near the airfield include two B-17s on the coastline northeast of runway 136; a B-17 east of the east end of runway 81; and a P-47 Thunderbolt near a dispersal bay further to the east. Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Gun Station 442 occupies the summit of the north-eastern of two small hills that form Double Hill, off Quarry Road, partly on a recent residential allotment. Surviving concrete elements of the gun station comprise a central command post/plotting room (CP); four in-ground octagonal gun emplacements; and three magazines. The fourth magazine has recently been incorporated into the interior of a house. The CP has been adapted as a swimming pool, and the underground plotting room has been sealed. The camp area for Gun Station 442 is located on the hillside 250 metres south-east of the battery. Gun Station 443, approximately 4.8km northeast of GS 442 as the crow flies, occupies an area off King Point Road near the coast of King Point. Surviving concrete elements of the gun station comprise a central CP; four in-ground octagonal gun emplacements, and three magazines. An unidentified building containing a concrete floor slab and underground room forms part of the group. Two of three reinforced concrete magazines are earth covered. The third magazine has been adapted as a dwelling and is occupied. The camp kitchen site for Gun Station 443 is located about 100 metres north-east of the control room.
8 years ago (04-12-2017)
Recently been extended and now seems to offer much more of a service for passengers going through to Thursday Island.
8 years ago (23-01-2017)
The new extension is very welcomed. Clean, roomy and points to charge your phone.
9 years ago (26-04-2016)
There is no Starbucks at this airport.
8 years ago (24-06-2017)
If you know the right people you can go see the wreck site of a curtis p40 kitty hawk.
10 years ago (08-12-2015)
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