Loganlea Airfield (USAAF)

Constructed by the RAAF and used by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) from mid 1942, Loganlea airfield was not utilised to any significant extent. It consisted of two grassed airstrips, which had been cleared, rolled and graded. A camouflaged arch type hideout, suitable for fighters, appears to have been the only structure built. The airfield, which has since been erased by post-war development, could only be used in dry weather.

The airfield’s two grassed strips were located in the area bounded by Loganlea road to the west; Armstrong Road to the south; and a line extended from the north end of Evans road to the east. The two strips intersected just north of University Drive, between Meadowbrook Drive and the lake, and the western ends of both runways terminated on the east side of Loganlea Road, although cleared areas also extended west of the road. The northeast end of the 40 degree runway terminated in what is now a golf course; while the southeast end of the 130 degree runway terminated just west of the eastern loop of Kilsay Crescent. The formation of the airstrips is no longer visible in aerial photographs.