Location of World War II Airstrip Livingstone
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Mcminns Lagoon, 17.98kms S (22.5kms, 23mins driving)
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Batchelor, 37.88kms N (46.0kms, 33mins driving)
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Belyuen, 46.47kms SE
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Jabiru, 189.14kms W (237kms, 3hrs 11mins driving)
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Description of World War II Airstrip Livingstone
Livingstone Field, 54.7 Kilometers south of
Darwin was built by the 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion, less Company A and HQ Detachment, from 16 March to 13 April 1942. They built 5, 000 ft of runway that was 100 ft wide with 10 to 20 ft shoulders paved with 4 inches of clay bound gravel and a coat of diesel oil. Also built was 2,000 ft of taxiway 30 ft wide with 10 ft shoulders paved with 3 inches of gravel.
Livingstone Airfield was named after Lieutenant
Livingstone who was the first pilot killed in action at the airfield on 4 April 1942. The initial tent camp at the airfield was built in the bush next to the runway near a cattle property called Humpty Doo. The pilots of the 9th Squadron of the 49th Fighter Group bought beds with them from their hotel in
Darwin.
The runway ran parallel to the main road that ran south from
Darwin. An Officer's Mess was built, consisting of a hut with a concrete floor and a tin roof. It was open on all sides for ventilation. It was decked out with a mess table and some benches and easy chairs looted from the Hotel
Darwin by "persons unknown".
54 Squadron RAF moved from England to
Darwin in 1943 and then to
Livingstone airfield in 1944.
50 calibre machine guns of the 102nd Coastal Artillery Battalion (AA Separate), US Army were also based at
Livingstone airfield in the
Northern Territory. The unit had all arrived at
Darwin by 8 April 1942. When they left their positions at
Livingstone airfield they were taken over by the 40mm Bofors guns of the Australian 161st Light Anti-aircraft Battery (LAA Bty).
A Detachment of "H" Company, 135th US Medical Regiment provided medical services at
Livingstone Airfield.
Text above courtesy Peter Dunn's "
Australia @ War" www.ozatwar.com
On 23rd November 1943 Spitfire BS300 Piloted by Flying Officer A.J. Gould ended up on the water pipeline on the opposite side of the Stuart Hwy , the aircraft struck a vehicle killing 2 occupant's during it's slide down the Highway.
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Weather & Climate for World War II Airstrip Livingstone
Closest Weather Station
Noonamah at 07:30 25 Nov CST
Distance from World War II Airstrip Livingstone 8.77km N
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 27.2°C |
30.7°C |
73% |
21.9°C |
1010.3hPa |
0.2mm |
ESE |
6km/h
3knots |
11km/h
6knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Darwin Airport
Distance from World War II Airstrip Livingstone 38.53km NW
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
31.8 | 31.4 | 31.9 | 32.7 |
32.0 | 30.6 | 30.5 | 31.3 |
32.5 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 32.6 |
| Mean Min. °C |
24.8 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 24.0 |
22.1 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 20.5 |
23.0 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 25.3 |
| Mean Rain mm |
419.0 | 358.1 | 324.7 | 101.7 |
21.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
14.9 | 69.3 | 140.4 | 246.1 |
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