Army Camp Area - Corunna Downs Airfield
Point of Interest
Contact
Unnamed Road, Nullagine WA 6758, Western Australia.
marblebar.org.au/destination/marble-bar/corunna-downs-airfield/
Description
Remains of an Army Camp Area near the Corunna Downs Airfield.
Corunna Downs was a secret airfield located in scrub and spinifex country, about 35 kms south west of Marble Bar in The Pilbara area of Western Australia. Today there are very few reminders of the once busy airfield.
American and Australian Air Force units operated out of Corunna Downs airfield during WW2. They included 25 Squadron (City of Perth) RAAF and the 380th Bomb Group of the American 5th Air Force. They carried out numerous bombing raids on Japanese bases and shipping.
Features
Location
Lat: -21.445157 Lng: 119.79239