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General Information

Site Type:
Airfield
State:
New South Wales
Lat / Long:
-30.318025° / 153.119902°
UTM:
56J 511527 6645967

Classification

Aerodrome Guide, October 1945

Control:
RAAF
Class:
Emergency Landing Ground
Altitude:
10 ft
Runways:
Dimensions (ft)DirectionSurface
5400010°Sealed
3000098°Sealed
3300138°Sealed
Remarks:
Adjoining township of Coffs Harbour SE side, close to Ocean Beach. Beacon tower 80' high NE of field. Fuel, M/F, Homer, H/F, QGH.

Imagery

Photographs

Plans

External Links

References

Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] 1945, Aerodrome Guide: Australia and Adjacent Islands. Directorate of Tactics and Operational Requirements, Air Force Headquarters.

Scully, R., R. Phiddian, and S. Brookes 2024, The National Cartoon Gallery has been closed down. Where to next for Australia’s valuable cartoon heritage?. The Conversation, 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from <https://www.theconversation.com/the-national-cartoon-gallery-has-been-closed-down-where-to-next-for-australias-valuable-cartoon-heritage-226017>.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging.