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Waterford Airstrip
Constructed for the RAAF and used by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) from mid 1942, Waterford airfield was not utilised to any significant extent. It consisted of one 70 degree, 1.28km long, graded, rolled and grassed airstrip. A camouflaged arch type hideout, suitable for fighters, appears to have been the only structure built.
The east end of the airstrip terminated at the west side of Loganlea road. Its western end, which crossed Kingston Road and caused a deviation which is now Beutel Road, terminated between today’s Beutel street and Alford Street. The formation of the airstrip is no longer visible in aerial photographs.
Place information
Location
West of Loganlea Road (in the vicinity of Kingston Road)
Waterford West, QLD 4133
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Airfield
History
The arrival of US forces in Queensland from late December 1941 led to an increased demand for airfields to accommodate US aircraft. Existing RAAF airfields were used, and new fields were also constructed. Five airfields were established near Kingston south of Brisbane: Loganlea and Waterford, plus the Kingston airstrips A-10, A-11 and A-12.
Waterford airfield consisted of a single natural surface airstrip, angled at 70 degrees (roughly east-northeast), with a length of 4194 feet (1.28km). The location of the airstrip caused a diversion of Kingston Road to the southwest, at the west end of the strip, and this diversion is now...
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