Sunday History Photo. Qld
Submitted: Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 02:18
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Member - Doug T (NT)
There were 42 bunkers located at Towers
Hill in Charters Towers during World War 2. They were used by the RAAF for the storage of munitions, including bombs, ammunition and parachute flares.
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In July 2001 it was announced that the RAAF and the Charters Towers Council were going to turn the overgrown area into a tourist location. One of the 42 bunkers will be turned into a museum.
The RAAF will donate memorabilia for the museum. There are about 20 different
mine shafts around this
hill which were still filled with ordnance after WW2.
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Thanks to Crazy Dog for the supply of the Photo's.
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Reply By: Mr Pointyhead - Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 08:50
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 08:50
Tanks for the post. BTW, have you visited the liberator undergoing restoration in Victoria yet ? It is located here:
Liberator Hanger
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 09:05
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 09:05
Mr Pointyhead
If anything can coax me waaaaaaay down South to Victoria next year it will be that, I have spent untold hours researching the B-24, This all started after visiting the Fenton
airstrip , it's become an obsession...lol.
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 15:01
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 15:01
Not sure why the Google map link is showing
Ballarat as the location??
The plane and its hanger are located in Werribee Victoria.
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Reply By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 14:05
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 14:05
Anyone checked that our ol mate Bin Laden isnt hiding in it !
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Follow Up By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 14:19
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 14:19
Haven't you heard?
He's changed his name to Bin Duckin' occasionally he uses the aliase Bin Hidin'
The US are just plain asking the wrong question these days!
Geoff
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Reply By: George_M - Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 19:16
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 19:16
G'day Doug
If you come south looking at B24s, you'll find one scattered over a
hill in the
Kroombit Tops National Park. It's about 2 hours south west of
Rockhampton, via Calliope. Reading the
plaque at the site, it's a very sad story...
George
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Follow Up By: George_M - Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 19:22
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008 at 19:22
The bits are a little scattered, particularly after the Americans sifted through the site. Other parts are in remarkably good condition.
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