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 Fighter Squadron, P-38 Lightning
- 432d Fighter Squadron, P-38 Lightning
- 433d Fighter Squadron, P-38 Lightning
- 16th Bombardment Squadron, A-24 Dauntless
- 17th Bombardment Squadron, A-24 Dauntless
- 91st Bombardment Squadron, A-24 Dauntless