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Iain Emms

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Another superb batch Emmsie, keep 'em coming!

funny enough, it was a sight during WW2 as B17s were based at Mareeba  and often flew into cairns

Jeansy - I don't know much about the Mareeba USAAF base, apart from what I've read on a couple of websites. Am I correct in thinking that the base was at a different site to the current airport?

Cheers,

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from my understanding YBCS and RAAF Base CAIRNS has been in the current location since day dot

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during the War there were several US Air Bases around Cairns, Cairns has even had the honours of one of the only Australian airports to operate B29s

FNQ has a very rich WW2 aviation history as it was one of the largest staging areas of the early pacific campaign

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