Former RAAF Base Uranquinty
Australia /
New South Wales /
Wagga Wagga /
World
/ Australia
/ New South Wales
/ Wagga Wagga
World / Australia / New South Wales
military, abandoned / shut down
RAAF Base Uranquinty was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base located at Uranquinty, New South Wales. Land was requisitioned in 1940 as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme during the Second World War, for the formation of No. 5 Service Flying Training School.
Selected as the location for No 5 Service Flying Training School in February 1941, flying training had commenced at the base within a year. Until training ended in 1945, 1515 graduate pilots were produced by the unit. With the end of World War II, activity at Uranquinty ceased by 1947. In 1951, the RAAF returned to Uranquinty, with No 1 Basic Flying Training School operating from the base until 1958.
Selected as the location for No 5 Service Flying Training School in February 1941, flying training had commenced at the base within a year. Until training ended in 1945, 1515 graduate pilots were produced by the unit. With the end of World War II, activity at Uranquinty ceased by 1947. In 1951, the RAAF returned to Uranquinty, with No 1 Basic Flying Training School operating from the base until 1958.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_Uranquinty
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°11'55"S 147°12'26"E
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- Uranquinty Power Station 2.2 km
- Outdoor switchgear Uranquity Power Stantion 2.5 km
- Uranquinty electrical substation 3.4 km
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- Lake Gilman 22 km
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