Corunna Downs Airfield

Corunna Downs Airfield
Part of World War II
Pilbara Region Near Marble Bar in Australia
Corunna Downs Airfield location of the airbase in Western Australia
Coordinates	21°27′52″S 119°50′50″E / 21.46444°S 119.84722°E / -21.46444; 119.84722Coordinates: 21°27′52″S 119°50′50″E / 21.46444°S 119.84722°E / -21.46444; 119.84722
Type	Airbase
Site information
Owner	Royal Australian Air Force
Operator	No. 73 Operational Base Unit RAAF
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Poor
Site history
Built	1942 (1942)
In use	until 14 January 1946 (1946-01-14)
Fate	Abandoned
Events	Long range missions against Japanese shipping and base facilities in the Dutch East Indies
Garrison information
Occupants	Australian RAAF No. 24 Squadron RAAF No 25 Squadron United States USAAC 380th Bomb Group USAF 5th Air Force
Airfield information
Runways Direction Length and surface NS 5,000 ft × 150 ft (1,524 m × 46 m) Dirt EW 7,000 ft × 150 ft (2,134 m × 46 m) Dirt

Australian

United States

Corunna Downs Airfield was a secret Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base at Corunna Downs, 40 km (25 mi) south of Marble Bar, Western Australia in the Pilbara Region during World War II.

The airfield, created especially for heavy bombers, comprised two intersecting bitumen runways, a north–south (165°) runway 5,000 ft × 150 ft (1,524 m × 46 m) and an east–west (107°) runway 7,000 ft × 150 ft (2,134 m × 46 m).

No. 73 Operational Base Unit was responsible for operating the airfield during World War II.

The RAAF No. 24 Squadron, No 25 Squadron and the United States Army Air Corps 380th Bomb Group flew long range missions against Japanese shipping and base facilities in the Dutch East Indies.

The base has been abandoned since World War II.