It based the first fighters that flew in defense of Port Moresby, RAAF 75 Squadron from March–May 1942. It was originally a pre-war airstrip with two parallel runways.

澳大利亚皇家空军（RAAF）提供了澳大利亚的航空保卫、 空中 和 空间 力量的任务。 这是三军澳大利亚国防部队（ADF），澳大利亚政府国防部穿制服的部分。

On Sunday 6 September 1942, Japanese land forces suffered their first conclusive defeat at the hands of the Allies. At Milne Bay in Papua, a predominantly Australian force fought for two weeks to successfully defend a vital airstrip against a determined Japanese invasion.

Livingston Airstrip, or the 34-mile strip was the first to be completed in early 1942. The strip was later named after Lieutenant John D Livingstone, a pilot with the USAAF, who crashed on landing after fighting over Darwin. Hughes Airfield was established in May 1942 and was the base for RAAF Hudson Bomber missions into enemy territory.

2023年10月17日 · There's some information about the event, including input from the pilot Garry (with two 'r's) Cooper, on the Friends of the RAAF Mirage IIIO & IIID Facebook page. The original strip is now behind the fences of the Tomago aluminium smelter. Slower going home than getting there: The airstrip’s location: More history of the airstrip.

At the end of WW2, the Royal Australian Air Force had 317 mainland and regional airfields that it controlled. Within a short period of time the greater majority of these airfields were disposed of. The following existing or potential airfields were retained:-

2010年6月9日 · Whilst a strip may putatively "belong" to the RAAF or RAN it was often operated by British or US forces. Typically they contained aircraft "hides" and possibly hangars plus rudimentary support buildings for pilots, emergency and maintenance crew.

The RAAF's C-17 Heavy Air Lift aircraft based at Amberley has achieved a major milestone in support of Australian Defence Force operations in Afghanistan with the first landing on the remote airstrip at Tarin Kowt to deliver vital stores and equipment.

The aircraft arrived at Seven Mile strip in Port Moresby on 20 July 1942 and were dispersed at the 30 Mile strip on 21 July 1942. On 22 July 1942, Squadron Leader Turnbull and six other Kittyhawks took off from Port Moresby to dive bomb enemy anti-aircraft positions at Gona Mission.

2018年7月16日 · High and low level bombing practise, fighter co-operation with a fighter squadron based at Bankstown. Formation flying, day and night, strip landings for possible emergencies, then as a ‘finale’ we did a squadron formation trip to Mildura. I …