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Strauss Airstrip Drone Flight with the DJI Mavic Air | Drone Kings in Darwin

Discussion in 'Living History' started by NT_Australia, Oct 27, 2021.

  1. NT_Australia

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    Strauss Airstrip, dating from 1942-45, is one of the last surviving and most intact World War Two pursuit fighter installations in northern Australia. It was also known as 27 Mile Field or Humpty Doo Strip. An important strategic component of the Allied defence of northern Australia, Strauss played a pivotal role in the air war against Japan by providing a base for the use of P40 Kittyhawk and Spitfire fighter squadrons. Strauss was used by large numbers of American and British aircraft during the war, and has associations with Australia's engagement during the 20th Century in the crucial alliance with the United States and Great Britain. Artefacts at Strauss Airstrip represent significant elements of a wartime airstrip with the potential to contribute to an understanding of the role of the pursuit fighter squadrons in Darwin during World War Two, in addition to informing the lives of servicemen in a (then) remote theatre of war. Constructed by sections of the United States Army 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion, they built a single runway of 5,000 ft × 100 ft (1,524 m × 30 m) wide with associated taxiways and dispersals.
     
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    A place where old Darwinians had their first driving lessons...
     
  3. NT_Australia

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    I did see a bit about that in my research
     
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    Thanx once again sharing the historic details and great footage. Cheers! Kph
     

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