WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Batchelor,
Nation of service
United States of America,
Service
Air Force,
Service branch
Bomber,
Unit
445 Ordnance (Aviation) Bombardment Company,
Date arrived in NT
1942-03,
History
Two platoons accompaned the 49 Pursuit Group (the first group to get into operation in Australia) when it moved from Sydney into the Darwin area in mid-March. They were split up in order to serve squadrons of the 49 at different landing strips. At the beginning of May one of the platoons was attached to the 71 Bombardment Squadron and sent to operate the ammunition dump at Batchelor Field. This airfield was 40 miles south of Darwin, so far from any port or railhead that Quartermaster supplies could not get through and the men had to obtain much of their meat by hunting. In mid-May a fourth platoon of the 445 was sent to New Caledonia.,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
United States Army Air Force,
Air Force,
United States of America,
Ordnance maintenance,
445 Ordnance (Aviation) Bombardment Company,