75 OPERATIONAL BASE UNIT (75 OBU) RAAF
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2

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The RAAF established 75 Operational Base Unit (75 OBU) at Nookanbah, near Fitzroy Crossing  in Western Australia on 1 March 1943. It was based at the civil airfield associated with Nookanbah Station. Large petrol and bomb dumps were established in the area. Nookanbah was used by the the Netherlands East Indies Air Force as a staging base. 24 Squadron, 25 Squadron and 31 Squadron all used Nookanbah. The airfields were large enough to handle Liberators. On 30 September 1944, all surplus fuel was relocated to Derby and the base was made non-operational, leaving a small contingent of personnel on site. The last remaining personnel were airlifted in a Liberator to Guildford on Christmas Eve 1945.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Peter Adamson for his assistance with this home page.

REFERENCE BOOK

"Units of the Royal Australian Air Force, a Concise History"
Volume 1 - Introduction, Bases, Supporting Organisations"
By RAAF Historical Section

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This page first produced 7 September 2003

This page last updated 07 September 2003