Monomeith Park Airfield
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monomeith-park-airfield-294-817680
title:
Monomeith Park Airfield
text:
Monomeith Park Airfield, later known as Bayles Airfield, was a Royal Australian Air Force airfield east of Monomeith, Victoria and south of Bayles, Victoria, Australia during World War II. It was constructed in 1942 as a fighter aerodrome to protect Melbourne and Yallourn, the location of the largest power station in Victoria. The site was selected in March 1942 and the land requisitioned in June of that year. During planning it was described in correspondence as RAAF Monomeith Park although it
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Former WWII airfield in Victoria, Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomeith_Park_Airfield
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2024-01-26T10:44:32Z
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