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| Location | Hughes, Northern Territory | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°41′20.13″S 131°05′21.11″E / 12.6889250°S 131.0891972°E | ||||||||||
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  Hughes Airfield Location of airport in Northern Territory | |||||||||||
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Hughes Airfield (32 Mile) is an airfield in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of Hughes.[1] It was constructed during World War II for military use. The airfield now functions as a base for aerial firefighting aircraft to protect the outer rural suburbs of Darwin.
The airfield was built by the U.S. Army engineering unit, the 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion, from 10 March 1942 until 13 April 1942. The runway was 5,000 feet (1,500 m) long and 100 feet (30 m) wide.[2]
- ^ "WWII Hughes Airfield". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Dunn, Peter. "HUGHES AIRFIELD, NT (32 MILE) DURING WWII". ozatwar.com. Peter Dunn. Retrieved 23 February 2019.