Caversham Airfield
WWII airfield in Caversham, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caversham Airfield, also known as Middle Swan Airfield was an airfield constructed at Caversham, Western Australia during World War II as a parent aerodrome for use by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the United States Navy.[1]
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Location | Caversham, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°50′16″S 115°58′27″E |
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The airfield had a triangle of three landing strips.[1][2]
Middle Swan was the parent airfield with the following satellite airfields:
- Beverley
- Bindoon
- Gingin North[lower-alpha 1]
- Mooliabeenee
The United States Army Air Corps also utilised the airfield during World War II.