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Island in the Halifax Bay, northern Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rattlesnake Island is one of the islands South of the Great Palm Island group, northwest of Magnetic Island and directly east of Rollingstone in the Halifax Bay, northern Queensland, Australia.
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Location | Halifax Bay |
Coordinates | 19°01′59″S 146°36′36″E |
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RAAF Base Townsville (No. 323 Combat Support Squadron RAAF) conducts live firing with military aircraft on regular occasions. When the RAAF are not live firing, they also conduct survival courses on the island.[1]
A hermit reportedly lived on the island for a number of years.[2]
On 23 September 1943, a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed 3 miles off the island, while undergoing a live firing test.[3]
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