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Bundaberg Airport
Airport Directory » Australia » Bundaberg » Bundaberg AirportAirport information for Bundaberg AirportCountry: AustraliaLocation: Bundaberg Coordinates: 24.54.00S / 152.19.00E IATA Code: BDB Timezone: GMT +10 Direct flights form Bundaberg Airport Direct flights to Bundaberg Airport Find connecting flights to Bundaberg Airport Find connecting flights from Bundaberg Airport |
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Bundaberg Airport (IATA: BDB, ICAO: YBUD) is an airport in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.
History
Officially opened on twelve December 1931, by the Minister for Customers, Hon. Francis Forde, M.H.R. as a civilian airport.
World War II
With the eruption of World War II, it was make up one's mind as division of the Empire Air Training Scheme to requisition Bundaberg Airport and germinate it as a Royal Australian Air Force Flying Training School.
Known as RAAF Station Bundaberg it was ab initio used in 1941 by No. twelve Elementary Flying Training School RAAF (twelve EFTS), until twelve EFTS relocated to Lowood Aerodrome on twelve January 1942. No. eight Service Flying Training School RAAF then functioned from the ground.
Units Based at Bundaberg
- No. 32 Squadron RAAF ('B' Flight) - one May 1943 - four September 1944
- No. 66 Squadron RAAF - 20 May 1943 - six January 1944
- No. 71 Squadron RAAF ('B' Flight) - one May 1942 - 26 January 1943
- No. eight Service Flying Training School RAAF - 14 December 1941 - 25 July 1945
- No. twelve Elemetery Flying Training School RAAF - 16 October 1941 - twelve January 1942
- No. 88 Operational Base Unit RAAF - 14 June 1945 - 26 April 1946
- Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force Personnel & equipment pool - 25 June 1945 - 26 April]] 1946.
Bundaberg War Graves
Located within the Bundaberg General Cemetery, it incorporates 46 entombments of soldiers and flyers of the Australian Forces and 5 flyers of the United States Army Air Corps.
Post conflict
The Department of Civil Aviation took over Bundaberg Aerodrome on 31 July 1946. Bundaberg City Council took over the airport in June 1983. A new depot was opened on nine May 1986.
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