USAAF SERVICING DETAIL
FORREST AIRFIELD, WA
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

A USAAF Servicing Detail of eight men under the command of 2nd Lt. George N. Paster was based at Forrest Airfield in Western Australia during WWII. It was one of twenty two USAAF Servicing Details scattered around Australia in February 1942.

The graffiti on the small slab of cement in the photo below was probably by one of the eight men in the USAAF Servicing Detail based at Forrest Airfield. The small piece of concrete was probably associated with some foundations for an old water tank next to the old maintenance hangar.

Photo:- Matthew Coughlin

Some WWII graffiti on a small piece of concrete.
It appears to say "H. I. Lawson U.S. Army 1942".

Photo:- Matthew Coughlin

Maintenance Hangar at Forrest Airfield

1945 RAAF Aerodrome Guide via Phil Vabre

Layout of the two runways at Forrest Airfield

Photo:- John Lever collection

In Feb 1942,  P-40E Warhawks of the 33rd Pursuit Squadron (Provisional) landed
 at Forrest Airfield for a refuelling stop on their way to Perth in Western Australia.

REFERENCES

"Every Day a Nightmare - American Pursuit Pilots in the Defense of Java, 1941-1942" - see page 192 and 193
by Bill Bartsch

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Phil Vabre, Bill Bartsch and Matthew Coughlin for their assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information?

"Australia @ War" WWII Research Products

This page first produced 28 May 2020

This page last updated 28 May 2020