List of Australian air force bases
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This is a list of current and previous Royal Australian Air Force bases.
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Current bases
- RAAF Base Amberley, Ipswich, Queensland.
- RAAF Base Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory.
- RAAF Base East Sale, Sale, Victoria.
- RAAF Base Edinburgh, Salisbury, South Australia.
- RAAF Base Glenbrook, Glenbrook, New South Wales.
- RAAF Base Pearce, Bullsbrook, Western Australia.
- RAAF Base Richmond, Richmond, New South Wales.
- RAAF Base Tindal, Katherine, Northern Territory.
- RAAF Base Townsville, Townsville, Queensland.
- RAAF Base Wagga, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
- RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook, Victoria.
- RAAF Base Williamtown, Williamtown, New South Wales (near Newcastle).
Previous bases
In Australia
- RAAF Base Fairbairn, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; closed 2002.
- RAAF Mallala - World War II training airfield closed in 1960 [1] (http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/organisation/info_on/units/24_sqn/history2.htm).
- Lake Boga flying boat repair facility during World War II
Overseas
- RAAF Base Tengah was collocated with RAF Tengah in the 1950s at what is now Tengah Airbase, Singapore. No 1 Squadron Lincoln Bombers were based there for most of the 1950s, and other units were also there at times.
- RMAF Butterworth, Butterworth, Malaysia (formerly RAAF Base Butterworth). Some Australian air force units are based at RMAF Butterworth as part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements.
References
- Lake Boga at War, Brett Freeman; ISBN 0646247050
- A Potted History of the RAAF (http://www.raaf.gov.au/airpower/html/historical/part5-main.asp)