| 词条 | Corunna Downs Airfield |
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| name = Corunna Downs Airfield | ensign = Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg | partof = World War II | location = Pilbara Region | nearest_town = Marble Bar | country = Australia | image = | caption = | pushpin_map = Australia Western Australia | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_map_caption = location of the airbase in Western Australia | coordinates = {{coord|21|26|00|S|119|46|58|E|type:airport_region:AU-WA|display=inline, title}} | type = Airbase | height = | ownership = Royal Australian Air Force | operator = No. 73 Operational Base Unit RAAF[1] | open_to_public = Yes | condition = Poor | built = {{Start date|1942}} | used = until {{End date|df=yes|1946|1|14}} | fate = Abandoned | battles = | events = Long range missions against Japanese shipping and base facilities in the Dutch East Indies | current_commander = | past_commanders = | garrison = | occupants = Australian
| r1-number = NS | r1-length = {{Convert|5000|x|150|ft|abbr=on|0}} | r1-surface = Dirt | r2-number = EW | r2-length = {{convert|7000|x|150|ft|abbr=on|0}} | r2-surface = Dirt }}{{Infobox historic site | name = Corunna Downs Station and Former Wartime Airbase | other_name = Brockman's Station | type = | location = Salgash Corunna Downs Road, East Pilbara, Pilbara Region | nearest_city = Marble Bar | built = {{start date|1942}} | built_for = Royal Australian Air Force | original_use = Military base | current_use = Public use | website = | designation1 = Register of Heritage Places | designation1_type = | designation1_criteria = | designation1_date = {{start date|df=yes|2006|5|26}} | designation1_partof = | designation1_number = 3695 }}Corunna Downs Airfield was a secret Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base at Corunna Downs, {{Convert|40|km|abbr=on}} south of Marble Bar, Western Australia in the Pilbara Region during World War II.[2] The airfield, created especially for heavy bombers, comprised two intersecting bitumen runways, a north–south (165°) runway {{Convert|5000|x|150|ft|abbr=on|0}} and an east–west (107°) runway {{convert|7000|x|150|ft|abbr=on|0}}.[2] No. 73 Operational Base Unit was responsible for operating the airfield during World War II. The RAAF No. 24 Squadron, No 25 Squadron and the United States Army Air Corps 380th Bomb Group flew long range missions against Japanese shipping and base facilities in the Dutch East Indies.[2] The base has been abandoned since World War II. See also{{Portal|Western Australia}}
References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Kerr|first1=Colin|title=Bombers hidden in the desert|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/bombers-hidden-in-the-desert-ng-ya-343363/|accessdate=1 May 2016|work=The West Australian|date=21 January 2013}} 2. ^1 2 Register of Heritage Places External links
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