Livingstone Airfield (34 mile) was an airfield at what is now Livingstone, Northern Territory, Australia during World War II.
The airfield was built by the 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion, less Company A and HQ Detachment, between 16 March 1942 until 13 April 1942. The runway was . The airfield was named after Lieutenant Livingstone of 9th Fighter Squadron of the 49th Fighter Group who was killed as result of friendly fire when he was hit by Australian anti-aircraft guns during a Japanese air raid near Cox Peninsula to the west of Darwin, Northern Territory on 4 April 1942.
Units based at Livingstone Airfield 9th Fighter Squadron of 49th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force, United States Army Air Forces No. 14 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF No. 54 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAAF (Kittyhawk) No. 457 Squadron RAAF (Spitfire) No. 548 Squadron RAF 102nd Coastal Artillery Battalion (AA Separate), US Army 161st Light Anti-aircraft Battery, Australian Army H Company, 135th US Medical Regiment, US Army Security Guard Unit RAAF
Japanese bombing raids on Livingstone Airfield 26 September 1942 (05:22 am)
See also List of airports in the Northern Territory
References Pacific War Wrecks Database OzatWarWebsite
External links
Lt. Col Bernard L. Robinson Reports on the NT June 1942