KINGAROY AIRFIELD
LANDING GROUND NO. 375
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
DURING WW2
Aerial view of Kingaroy Airfield taken 23 March 1943
Close-up of buildings at Kingaroy Airfield
A plan of some of the buildings at Kingaroy Airfield
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
Entry sign at today's Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Airport
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
The WWII RAAF Motor Pool building now hosting the Kingaroy Men's Shed
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
Another view of the former RAAF Motor Pool building
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
The WWII Airfield Morgue
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
The WWII Morgue with the former Motor Pool building in the background
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
The WWII Roll of Honour Memorial located near the Morgue building
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
The Meteorological Building
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
The Meteorological Building with an AA gun in the foreground
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
AA gun at Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Airport
Photo:- Allan Tonks March 2026
Another view of the Meteorological Building
UNITS BASED AT KINGAROY AIRFIELD DURING WW2
| 2 Air Ambulance Unit | 3 Initial Training School | |
| 4 Radio Installation and Maintenance Unit | 4 Squadron RAAF | 5 Squadron RAAF |
| 6 Squadron RAAF | 13 Communication Unit | 15 Squadron |
| 29 Medical Clearing Station | 30 Air Stores Park | 46 Operational Base Unit |
| 75 Squadron RAAF | 84 Operational Base Unit | 86 Wing Headquarters |
| 90 Operational Base Unit | 92 Squadron RAAF | 93 Squadron RAAF |
MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES AT KINGAROY AIRFIELD DURING WW2
| DATE | LOCATION | SERVICE | AIRCRAFT | SERIAL NO. |
| 28 Jun 42 | Kingaroy | RAAF | P-40E Kittyhawk | A29-134 (#41-36093) |
| abt Apr 43 | possibly the Kingaroy area | RAAF | Wirraway | G-BF |
| 25 Feb 45 | Kingaroy | RAAF | Beaufighter | A19-131 |
| abt Apr 45 | near Kingaroy | RAAF | Mosquito | A52-501 |
| abt Apr 45 | Kingaroy | RAAF | Mosquito | A52-503 |
| abt May 45 | Kingaroy | RAAF | Mosquito | A52-523 |
REFERENCE BOOKS
"Queensland Airfields WW2 - 50 Years
on"
by Roger Marks
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I'd like to thank Fur (_RAAF_Furball), Commanding Officer, _RAAF_ (CFS2) Virtual Squadron for his assistance with this home page.
I'd also like to thank Allan Tonks for his assistance with this web page.
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This page first produced 14 August 2002
This page last updated 31 March 2026
