Airport photo of Mareeba (YMBA / MRG) in Queensland, Australia

Location
City / Airport:	MareebaMap
Region / Country:	Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YMBA IATA: MRG Local: - Other: -

Date & Photographer
Photo Date:	1943
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	172700

Photo Comment
Wartime photo of the airstrip at Mareeba in North Queensland. Built in 1942 as a base for B-17s. This photo likely taken in 1943 when P-38s from the 8th FG, 80th FS were stationed there. The CW-22 in the foreground is probably one of the Dutch aircraft diverted to Australia after the fall of the Dutch East Indies. Wartime Mareeba had two runways and an extensive network of taxiways. One (sealed) runway remains in use today. Photo from: State Library of Queensland This photo was added on 10 October 2019, and has since been viewed 299 times.

Photo Comment

Wartime photo of the airstrip at Mareeba in North Queensland. Built in 1942 as a base for B-17s. This photo likely taken in 1943 when P-38s from the 8th FG, 80th FS were stationed there. The CW-22 in the foreground is probably one of the Dutch aircraft diverted to Australia after the fall of the Dutch East Indies. Wartime Mareeba had two runways and an extensive network of taxiways. One (sealed) runway remains in use today. Photo from: State Library of Queensland

This photo was added on 10 October 2019, and has since been viewed 299 times.

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