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    Pell Field Northern Territory Australia
Location
Pell Field was located 65 miles south of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. Also known as Pell Airfield or Pell Drome. To the northwest is Batchelor Field. To the west and south is the Stuart Highway. To the northeast was Coomalie Creek Airfield. To the southeast is the Adelaide River and beyond Adelaide River ELG.

Wartime History
Named in honor of U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) Major Floyd J. Pell pilot P-40E Warhawk Tail 28 shot down February 19, 1942 over Darwin. During 1944, several RAAF aircraft crashed at or around the airfield including two Boomerangs and two Beaufighters.

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) units based at Pell
No. 12 Squadron (Wirraway, Liberator) July 15, 1942
7 RSU Darwin January 12, 1943
4 RSU ? November 1, 1942

Japanese missions against Pell
October 24, 1942 (4:52am) Three bombers attack Pell, 2 P-40s intercept without result or damage.

August 13, 1943
(IJN) At night, G4M1 Bettys from 753 Kokutai raid Pell.

August 21, 1943
(IJN) At 3:30am twelve bombers strike targets including Pell, ten Spitfires intercept, no losses.

August 28, 1943
(IJN) At night, G4M1 Bettys from 753 Kokutai raid Pell.

September 18, 1943
(IJN) At night, G4M1 Bettys from 753 Kokutai raid Pell.

November 11, 1943
(IJN) At night, G4M1 Bettys from 753 Kokutai raid Pell.

References
Darwin's Air War (Revised Edition) pages 65, 94, 115, 123, 181, 190, 192, 194

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March 18, 2023

 

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