Gould Airfield

Gould Airfield was an airfield south of Batchelor Airfield at Batchelor, Northern Territory, Australia during World War II.
The runway was.

History

In 1943, Gould Airfield and a camp was constructed by the No. 61 Works Wing RAAF, and was completed by 1944. The airfield played a key role in the Allied Forces' campaign to drive back the invading Japanese in the Southwest Pacific Region.

Accidents &; incidents

On 27 January 1945, a RAAF Lockheed Ventura crashed 800 yards south-east of the airfield, killing all 6 crew members on board.