Location
Lat 13° 4' 0S Long 131° 1' 0E  Located to the south of Darwin, connected by a rail road line. Also known as Batchelor Field.

American Units at Bachelor Field
19th BG (B-17) from Del Monte Dec 17-20, 1942 - Dec 30, 1941
19th BG, 93rd BS (B-17) Clark Field Dec 19 - Dec 31, 1941

American Usage
In December 1941, Batchelor was a sparse RAAF training base to prevent their distruction in the Philippines and to regroup. Staging base for the 22nd BG's November 2-4, 1942 raids on Dili and Aileu in Timor with B-26 Mauraders. The four B-17s that evacuated General MacArthur, his family and senior staff landed here on March 10, 1942: B-17E 41-2408, B-17E 41-2429, B-17E 41-2434 and B-17E 41-2447.

F-4 Lightning Serial Number 41-2122
Force landed December 10, 1943

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009