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List of Royal Australian Air Force installations

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This is a list of current and previous Royal Australian Air Force airstrips, aerodromes and bases. The air force also owns and maintains "bare bases" in remote areas of Australia. These bases have runways and buildings, but only a caretaker staff. They are generally only used for exercises as there are no units permanently based there.

Current bases

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Australian Capital Territory

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New South Wales

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Northern Territory

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Queensland

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South Australia

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Victoria

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Western Australia

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Former Headquarters

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Former bases in Australia

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Australian Capital Territory

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New South Wales

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Northern Territory

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Queensland

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South Australia

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Victoria

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Stations in Australia

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RAAF Stations were principally civil airfields with a permanent RAAF Station Headquarters and used for operational flying.

Airfields in Australia

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Civil or temporary airfields used by the RAAF and allied air forces during World War II for operational flying but which did not have a permanent RAAF Station Headquarters.

New South Wales

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Sydney Basin

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Hunter & Central Coast

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North Coast & New England

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Darling Plains

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Central West

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Murrumbidgee

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Murray

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South Coast

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Western Plains

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Norfolk Island

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Northern Territory

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Decommissioned control tower at the former Airfield Gove.

Queensland

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Aircraft firing butts, Kingaroy, Queensland, photographed 2008.

South Australia

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Tasmania

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Victoria

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Western Australia

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Flying boat stations in Australia

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Bases overseas

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Australian or allied bases at which RAAF units were permanently stationed.

Airfields overseas

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Civil, temporary or captured airfields used by the RAAF during World War II.

Flying boat stations overseas

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Australian and allied flying boat bases used by the RAAF during World War II.

See also

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References

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  • Lake Boga at War, Brett Freeman; ISBN 0-646-24705-0
  • A Potted History of the RAAF