Charters Towers Airport

Charters Towers Airport is an airport located in Columbia, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, north of the Charters Towers CBD.

History

World War II

During World War II, the United States [Army Air Forces] Fifth Air Force stationed the following units at the airfield:

No. [22 Squadron RAAF], A-20 Boston
3d Bombardment Group,
431st Test and [Evaluation Squadron|431st Fighter Squadron], P-38 Lightning
432d Fighter Squadron, P-38 Lightning
433d Fighter Squadron, P-38 Lightning
522d [Special Operations Squadron|16th Bombardment Squadron] , Douglas [SBD Dauntless|A-24 Dauntless]
17th Bombardment Squadron , A-24 Dauntless
91st Bombardment Squadron , A-24 Dauntless

In addition, 370th Service Squadron managed the day to day USAAF Base operations of the airfield.

Heritage listings

Charters Towers Airport has a heritage listing for the Bore Sight Range and Compass [Swinging Platform at Charters Towers Airfield|Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform] established during World War II.