Charters Towers Airport

Charters Towers Airport (IATA: CXT, ICAO: YCHT) is an airport located in Columbia, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km; 3.3 mi) north^[1] of the Charters Towers CBD.

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History

World War II

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Fifth Air Force stationed the following units at the airfield:^[2]

No. 22 Squadron RAAF, A-20 Boston
3d Bombardment Group, (10 March 1942 – 28 January 1943) (Headquarters)

8th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (17–31 March 1942; 9 May 1942 – 28 January 1943)

90th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (8 March 1942 – 28 January 1943)

431st Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 1 July 1943)
432d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 11 July 1943)
433d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 17 June 1943)
16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April – 4 May 1942)
17th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April – 4 May 1942)
91st Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (24 March 1942)

In addition, 370th Service Squadron managed the day to day USAAF Base operations of the airfield.

Heritage listings

Charters Towers Airport has a heritage listing for the Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform established during World War II.^[3]

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

^ ^a ^b YCHT – Charters Towers (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2023-11-30
^ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
^ "Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform (entry 602739)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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