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to afford mutual protection, but far enough from the coast to be defensible and to avoid the effects of tropical cyclones. Other factors, such as being outside the projected nuclear fall-out zone should Darwin be targeted by a nuclear weapon, as well as an adequate water supply and suitable road and
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In 1984, the
Australian government decided to move the RAAF's fast jet base in the Northern Territory from Darwin to Tindal to more effectively control the sea-air gap, in keeping with its strategic policy of defence in depth. After a major upgrade, RAAF Tindal became operational on 1 October 1988,
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The
Australian Government announced in February 2020 that it would spend $ 1.1 billion upgrading RAAF Base Tindal to expand Australian and US air force capabilities into the Indo-Pacific region. Works will include extending its runway and increasing fuel storage so that US long-range bombers and
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Once completed, the air base will better accommodate bomber formations as well as tankers and fighters, with work also affecting fuel and ammunition storage and mission planning buildings. Currently, Tindal is the permanent home of a single RAAF F-35A stealth fighter squadron. The cost of the
629:
Modernisation work at Tindal is funded by the US government, and its scope was confirmed by
Australian officials on 31 October 2022. Changes at the base include an expanded apron with space for six B-52s, facilities for squadron operations and maintenance infrastructure. The B-52 bombers are
517:, proposed building a second airfield in the Darwin area. Like Tindal, he had been in Darwin when it was bombed by the Japanese in 1942, and believed that Australia's defences in the north needed to be strengthened. Following a survey, Tindal was selected in May 1963 as being close enough to
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nuclear-capable, which has been met with some opposition and concern that their stationing will increase tension with China. The RAAF responded by stating that USA bombers have been visiting
Australia since the 1980s and engaging in training exercises in Australia since 2005.
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commenced work in 1964 and the 2,743-metre (8,999 ft) runway was completed in March 1967, at a cost of $ 7 million. The base was ready to support RAAF units by early 1968, though work expanding its facilities continued through 1968 and 1969.
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553:. Since its establishment, Tindal has remained the RAAF's main operational base in the Northern Territory. It has regularly hosted other units for exercises and supported the Australian-led intervention during the
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apron and civilian passenger terminal were built under an agreement between the RAAF and
Katherine Town Council. The civilian area is known as Katherine Tindal Civilian Airport. Passenger aircraft as large as the
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gunships, remained unsold. As of 2015, the
Australian Defence Force was seeking to dispose of them during 2016. Both helicopters were buried at the Shoal Bay Landfill site near Darwin during 2016.
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491:, but the turning tide of the war rendered this unnecessary and no aircraft were deployed there before the cessation of hostilities. In 1946, the airfield was renamed in honour of
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squadron's operations and maintenance facilities at Tindal is estimated at $ 14.4 million, with the total value of base modernisation reaching $ 100 million.
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561:. In keeping with Tindal's position in the northern area of operations, it is manned exclusively by uniformed personnel. In 2004, it was awarded the RAAF's
549:. The opening was originally planned for July 1988 but was delayed due to difficulties finding a date suitable to both Hawke and the Minister for Defence,
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498:, the first RAAF member killed in action on the Australian mainland during World War II; he died while manning a machine gun against Japanese raiders
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RAAF Base Tindal
Redevelopment Stage 5: Katherine, Northern Territory: Statement of Evidence to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works
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Australian refuelling aircraft can use the base. This project followed $ 500 million of works undertaken so that the base could efficiently operate
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Australian officials told reporters in 2022 that the project was in the "planning phase" and work was expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
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were armed and on standby at the base ready to attack
Indonesian forces and command systems during the tension in 1999 during the establishment of
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the first new manned base to be established since World War II. It was officially opened on 31 March 1989, the RAAF's 68th anniversary, by
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In addition, there is RAAF Military Police, who operate as part of the Joint
Military Police Unit, as well as the Army's
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along with the minimal infrastructure, such as electricity and water, to permit it to be activated when required.
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1283:"Federal Government spends $ 1.1 billion on Northern Territory air base, expanding reach into the Indo-Pacific"
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1339:"US deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to Australia's north likely to fuel China tensions"
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capable of being utilised when required. It was opened as a permanently manned RAAF base in 1989.
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was diverted from its planned destination in Papua New Guinea to Tindal during the
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aircraft carrying weapons and four helicopters belonging to the mercenary company
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Royal
Australian Air Force base near Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
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troop carriers were sold in 1999, but the two remaining helicopters,
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Conceived as an "Un-Manned Operational Base" (later to be known as a
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1392:"Australian Airbase Gets Upgrades For American Bomber Deployments"
1223:"Russian-built Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters buried in Darwin dump"
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Always First: The RAAF Airfield Construction Squadrons 1942–1974
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and a number of non-flying units, and also hosts the civilian
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1542:. Canberra: Air Power Development Centre. pp. 214–215.
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No. 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron Detachment Tindal
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No. 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron Detachment Tindal
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1047:. Canberra: Air Power Studies Centre. pp. 141–143.
425:(15 km; 9.2 mi) east southeast of the town of
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heavy bombers that could strike at Japanese targets in
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The following units are located at RAAF Base Tindal:
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Trophy for most proficient base of the previous year.
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No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron Detachment Tindal
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No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron Detachment Tindal
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Going Solo: The Royal Australian Air Force 1946–1971
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Always There: A History of Air Force Combat Support
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713:No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit Detachment Tindal
286:No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit Detachment Tindal
2593:Military installations in the Northern Territory
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1027:, Canberra: Department of Defence, February 2008
894:List of Royal Australian Air Force installations
522:rail connections, also influenced the decision.
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1247:Chapman, Paul; Dutter, Barbie (23 June 2001).
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472:in 1942. The airfield was constructed by the
291:No. 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
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617:RNZAF A-4K on Exercise Pitch Black at Tindal
433:in Australia. The base is currently home to
2569:Airports in bold are international airports
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1514:"No. 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing"
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557:, and No. 75 Squadron's deployment for the
502:on 19 February 1942, and was buried at the
468:Tindal was initially built for the RAAF as
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899:List of airports in the Northern Territory
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1073:The Royal Australian Air Force: A History
606:and the deployment of the Australian-led
464:, for whom the airfield was named in 1946
1566:. Katherine Town Council. Archived from
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996:Australian Government Publishing Service
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779:No. 2 Security Forces Squadron (2SECFOR)
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479:. Its purpose was to provide a base for
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477:43rd Engineer General Service Regiment
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1195:Thomson, Philip (13 September 2015).
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916:
914:
1311:"18 OSS sAFEguards Pitch Black 2022"
1134:"High praise for last all-blue base"
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800:has a detachment located at Tindal.
535:No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron
2117:Defence Establishment Orchard Hills
1390:Newdick, Thomas (31 October 2022).
1281:Doran, Matthew (21 February 2020).
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803:
13:
2588:Airports in the Northern Territory
2218:Airports in the Northern Territory
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608:International Force for East Timor
368:2,744 metres (9,003 ft)
14:
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1633:
1172:. 8 December 2003. Archived from
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624:Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
443:Katherine Tindal Civilian Airport
39:Katherine Tindal Civilian Airport
2603:1942 establishments in Australia
2598:Royal Australian Air Force bases
1659:
1647:
1492:"Surveillance and Control Group"
1221:Gibson, Jano (29 October 2019).
798:Regional Force Surveillance Unit
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717:Surveillance and Response Group
699:Surveillance and Response Group
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694:No. 452 Squadron Tindal Flight
281:No. 452 Squadron Tindal Flight
1:
2608:Katherine, Northern Territory
1117:National Library of Australia
904:
1516:. Royal Australian Air Force
1494:. Royal Australian Air Force
1472:. Royal Australian Air Force
1450:. Royal Australian Air Force
7:
887:
481:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
77:at RAAF Base Tindal in 2023
10:
2629:
2154:Delamere Air Weapons Range
1703:Royal Australian Air Force
1654:Royal Australian Air Force
1425:Royal Australian Air Force
452:
411:Royal Australian Air Force
218:Royal Australian Air Force
18:
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941:, effective 13 June 2024.
935:En Route Supplement from
821:Airlines and destinations
604:East Timor's independence
555:1999 East Timorese crisis
496:Archibald (Archie) Tindal
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2558:Territories of Australia
1538:O'Brien, Graham (2009).
1071:Stephens, Alan (2006) .
439:Katherine Tindal Airport
89:The crest of RAAF Tindal
19:Not to be confused with
2087:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1428:. Australian Government
1164:"Chopper Sale Grounded"
1077:Oxford University Press
990:Stephens, Alan (1995).
419:civil aviation airfield
181:Civil aviation airfield
1836:
1041:Wilson, David (1998).
618:
574:Sandline International
511:Chief of the Air Staff
465:
153:14.52111°S 132.37778°E
21:Tyndall Air Force Base
2344:South Goulburn Island
1835:
1792:Woomera Range Complex
938:Airservices Australia
817:can use the airport.
616:
570:Antonov An-124 Ruslan
559:2003 invasion of Iraq
460:
199:Department of Defence
2395:Victoria River Downs
1617:. Katherine Aviation
1570:on 27 September 2013
1101:"Base opening delay"
1079:. pp. 299–300.
783:Combat Support Group
767:Combat Support Group
753:Combat Support Group
735:Combat Support Group
705:Air traffic control
380:Sources: Australian
315:Airfield information
264:Garrison information
158:-14.52111; 132.37778
72:No. 75 Squadron RAAF
1594:Australian Aviation
1256:The Daily Telegraph
957:"Tindal: A history"
856:Katherine Aviation
658:Force Element Group
441:(also known as the
384:and aerodrome chart
256: –
149: /
1837:
1470:"No. 452 Squadron"
1448:"Air Combat Group"
1420:"RAAF Base Tindal"
1315:Pacific Air Forces
1201:The Canberra Times
1144:(12). 15 July 2004
683:F-35A Lightning II
619:
515:Frederick Scherger
513:, Air Marshal Sir
466:
431:Northern Territory
360:Length and surface
122:Northern Territory
75:F-35A Lightning II
56:Northern Territory
2575:
2574:
2553:Western Australia
2404:Military airports
2184:
2183:
2126:Flying boat bases
1549:978-1-920800-45-1
1371:. 31 October 2022
1345:. 31 October 2022
1107:. 19 October 1988
964:, Vol. 46, No. 12
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885:
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489:Dutch East Indies
470:Carson's Airfield
415:military air base
388:
387:
375:
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176:Military air base
58:in Australia
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2570:
2425:Defunct airports
2368:Private airports
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2204:
2197:
2188:
2187:
2147:Other facilities
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2099:Papua New Guinea
2090:
2078:
2054:Western Junction
2040:
2023:
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1672:
1664:
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1615:"Katherine Base"
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1176:on 6 August 2020
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810:general aviation
804:General aviation
678:Air Combat Group
648:
647:
519:RAAF Base Darwin
485:Papua New Guinea
391:RAAF Base Tindal
347:
346:
306:2SECFOR Squadron
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190:Site information
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142:
120:Location in the
114:RAAF Base Tindal
110:
109:
103:
87:
68:
59:
53:
40:
31:RAAF Base Tindal
28:
27:
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2571:
2568:
2562:
2538:South Australia
2528:New South Wales
2516:
2420:
2399:
2363:
2242:Bathurst Island
2225:Public airports
2220:
2215:
2185:
2180:
2175:are so-called "
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730:No. 17 Squadron
673:No. 75 Squadron
643:
578:Sandline affair
563:Hawker Siddeley
455:
435:No. 75 Squadron
310:
276:No. 75 Squadron
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2385:McArthur River
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