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188:Site history
82:Location in
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2873:Murrayfield
2863:Mount Keith
2808:Forrestania
2798:Coondewanna
2653:Meekatharra
2578:Halls Creek
2344:Meekatharra
2289:Halls Creek
2224:Warrnambool
2154:King Island
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1962:Rockhampton
1942:Palm Island
1872:Julia Creek
1861:Horn Island
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1714:Badu Island
1681:Ramingining
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1492:Broken Hill
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1143:Horn Island
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1068:Albion Park
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502:Val Hancock
499:Air Marshal
229:Identifiers
218:'Bare base'
193:In use
118: /
106:114°05′19″E
94:Coordinates
3198:Categories
3168:Overlander
3163:Monkey Mia
3105:region of
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2928:Windarling
2893:Serpentine
2788:Bronzewing
2722:Springvale
2688:Paraburdoo
2588:Jurien Bay
2506:Balgo Hill
2440:Statistics
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2359:Paraburdoo
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2159:Launceston
2044:Yam Island
2014:Townsville
1982:Springvale
1855:Hervey Bay
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1788:Chinchilla
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1734:Birdsville
1724:Barcaldine
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1629:Ayers Rock
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1148:Jervis Bay
1123:Evans Head
1118:Deniliquin
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1014:including
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936:bare bases
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648:2 November
615:4 December
548:References
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327:Designated
103:22°14′09″S
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970:Glenbrook
960:Edinburgh
955:East Sale
819:Learmonth
508:. Though
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467:route to
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244:Elevation
214:Occupants
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2898:Shay Gap
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1453:Canberra
1391:Scherger
1293:Malaysia
1255:Thailand
1245:Tocumwal
1218:Sandgate
1203:Pokolbin
1040:Scherger
1000:Williams
980:Richmond
945:Amberley
884:Aviation
836:ABC News
585:Archived
531:See also
478:Kangaroo
283:concrete
156:Operator
3158:Minilya
3138:Exmouth
3014:Related
2903:Solomon
2858:Lawlers
2818:Ginbata
2742:Wyndham
2668:Mullewa
2638:Leonora
2568:Forrest
2518:Bunbury
2428:Wilkins
2339:Leonora
2204:Mildura
2182:Bendigo
2114:Whyalla
1947:Quilpie
1877:Karumba
1833:Emerald
1709:Aurukun
1527:Lismore
1517:Grafton
1482:Ballina
1168:Mildura
1153:Mallala
846:Portals
831:(image)
680:6 April
516:, from
514:Jakarta
510:F-111Cs
480:Service
473:Colombo
463:flying
457:England
453:bombers
420:Potshot
410:During
406:History
389:Exmouth
279:asphalt
259:Runways
235:: LEA,
203:present
176:Website
40:Exmouth
3133:Denham
2964:Pearce
2954:Gingin
2949:Curtin
2918:Telfer
2848:Karara
2838:Jundee
2803:Darlot
2758:Argyle
2737:Wiluna
2683:Onslow
2673:Newman
2658:Morawa
2512:Broome
2501:Albany
2391:Wiluna
2354:Newman
2253:Broome
2247:Argyle
2242:Albany
2177:Avalon
2148:Hobart
2132:Burnie
2074:Ceduna
2039:Winton
1912:Mackay
1777:Cairns
1754:Boulia
1691:Tindal
1635:Darwin
1590:Sydney
1579:Parkes
1574:Orange
1552:Mudgee
1547:Moruya
1472:Albury
1233:Tengah
1228:Temora
1213:Parkes
1173:Nabiac
1163:Moruya
1158:Mascot
1098:Camden
1093:Cairns
1026:Curtin
985:Tindal
975:Pearce
965:Gingin
950:Darwin
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446:Qantas
339:105551
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2694:Perth
2558:Eucla
2548:Derby
2365:Perth
2269:Derby
2024:Weipa
1601:Taree
1542:Moree
1512:Dubbo
1507:Cooma
1497:Cobar
1193:Oakey
1188:Nowra
1083:Bowen
995:Wagga
924:bases
711:(PDF)
700:(PDF)
274:18/36
198:circa
146:Owner
37:Near
2446:bold
1967:Roma
1803:Coen
1676:Gove
1389:and
1250:Ubon
1133:Gove
794:2023
762:2023
730:ISBN
682:2018
650:2011
617:2010
377:YPLM
373:ICAO
365:IATA
319:Type
249:AMSL
237:ICAO
233:IATA
131:Type
75:YPLM
2538:Cue
812:at
572:AIP
566:PDF
431:DFC
369:LEA
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