Corunna Downs Airbase
Submitted: Monday, Jun 04, 2007 at 23:29
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Just got back from 2 nights at Corunna Downs airbase. Had a ball
fossicking all over the place. Mate found out the hard way that
airing down is the most important thing when travelling on soft sand (see rig pics). Not much out there these days strips are obvious, dispersal revetments are still intact, plenty of concrete footings around but i have no idea what they are for (hospital, barracks)? Great camping spot down in the river bed, plenty of shade and grass. Flies are friendly at the moment out there. Feral cat was disposed of but could not see any other wildlife other than camels (3).
Having troubles uploading pics into my homepage, help?
Reply By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 00:21
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 00:21
Yeh, I was having trouble uploading pics today as
well.
Looked over Corunna some years ago. Quite an amazing place. The enormously long
airstrip was still in pretty good nick then, apart from the occasional bush growing thru the tarmac. Apparently was used as a base for bombing Japanese in Timor. The Japanese never found the base, despite lots of looking.
Would have been a hell-hole in the
Pilbara summer.
Gerry
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