Location
Located 135 km southwest of Townsville, at 310m above sea-level, 138 km east of the Great Dividing Range. It is about 200 km east of the edge of the vast flat plains which extend across to the Gulf of Carpentaria and into far western Queensland. Formally a bustling gold town, it became an active USAAF and RAAF base during early 1942.

Charters Towers Airfield
Built by Australian Civil Construction Corps, used by USAAF and RAAF aircraft early in the war.

Breddan
Located near Charters Towers.

Breddan Airfield
Wartime Airfield

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009