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612:"Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility, Learmonth"
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199:Site history
93:Location in
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2884:Murrayfield
2874:Mount Keith
2819:Forrestania
2809:Coondewanna
2664:Meekatharra
2589:Halls Creek
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2300:Halls Creek
2235:Warrnambool
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2105:Olympic Dam
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1973:Rockhampton
1953:Palm Island
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1872:Horn Island
1834:Dirranbandi
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1725:Badu Island
1692:Ramingining
1657:Lake Evella
1617:Wagga Wagga
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1154:Horn Island
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1084:Archerfield
1079:Albion Park
1016:Williamtown
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513:Val Hancock
510:Air Marshal
240:Identifiers
229:'Bare base'
204:In use
129: /
117:114°05′19″E
105:Coordinates
3209:Categories
3179:Overlander
3174:Monkey Mia
3116:region of
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2939:Windarling
2904:Serpentine
2799:Bronzewing
2733:Springvale
2699:Paraburdoo
2599:Jurien Bay
2517:Balgo Hill
2451:Statistics
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2370:Paraburdoo
2315:Kalgoorlie
2170:Launceston
2055:Yam Island
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1993:Springvale
1866:Hervey Bay
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1745:Birdsville
1735:Barcaldine
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1672:Maningrida
1640:Ayers Rock
1573:Narrandera
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1234:Schofields
1189:Narrandera
1159:Jervis Bay
1134:Evans Head
1129:Deniliquin
1089:Bairnsdale
1025:including
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947:bare bases
945:including
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659:2 November
626:4 December
559:References
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338:Designated
114:22°14′09″S
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3134:Carnarvon
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1139:Fairbairn
1119:Cunderdin
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1044:Learmonth
981:Glenbrook
971:Edinburgh
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830:Learmonth
519:. Though
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478:route to
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276:Direction
255:Elevation
225:Occupants
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3159:Gnaraloo
3114:Gascoyne
3057:Victoria
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2996:Brockman
2980:Stirling
2909:Shay Gap
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1968:Richmond
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1819:Cooktown
1771:Brisbane
1750:Blackall
1740:Bedourie
1607:Tamworth
1568:Narrabri
1533:Griffith
1498:Bathurst
1488:Armidale
1464:Canberra
1402:Scherger
1304:Malaysia
1266:Thailand
1256:Tocumwal
1229:Sandgate
1214:Pokolbin
1051:Scherger
1011:Williams
991:Richmond
956:Amberley
895:Aviation
847:ABC News
596:Archived
542:See also
489:Kangaroo
294:concrete
167:Operator
3169:Minilya
3149:Exmouth
3025:Related
2914:Solomon
2869:Lawlers
2829:Ginbata
2753:Wyndham
2679:Mullewa
2649:Leonora
2579:Forrest
2529:Bunbury
2439:Wilkins
2350:Leonora
2215:Mildura
2193:Bendigo
2125:Whyalla
1958:Quilpie
1888:Karumba
1844:Emerald
1720:Aurukun
1538:Lismore
1528:Grafton
1493:Ballina
1179:Mildura
1164:Mallala
857:Portals
842:(image)
691:6 April
527:, from
525:Jakarta
521:F-111Cs
491:Service
484:Colombo
474:flying
468:England
464:bombers
431:Potshot
421:During
417:History
400:Exmouth
290:asphalt
270:Runways
246:: LEA,
214:present
187:Website
51:Exmouth
3144:Denham
2975:Pearce
2965:Gingin
2960:Curtin
2929:Telfer
2859:Karara
2849:Jundee
2814:Darlot
2769:Argyle
2748:Wiluna
2694:Onslow
2684:Newman
2669:Morawa
2523:Broome
2512:Albany
2402:Wiluna
2365:Newman
2264:Broome
2258:Argyle
2253:Albany
2188:Avalon
2159:Hobart
2143:Burnie
2085:Ceduna
2050:Winton
1923:Mackay
1788:Cairns
1765:Boulia
1702:Tindal
1646:Darwin
1601:Sydney
1590:Parkes
1585:Orange
1563:Mudgee
1558:Moruya
1483:Albury
1244:Tengah
1239:Temora
1224:Parkes
1184:Nabiac
1174:Moruya
1169:Mascot
1109:Camden
1104:Cairns
1037:Curtin
996:Tindal
986:Pearce
976:Gingin
961:Darwin
803:1 June
771:1 June
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685:London
680:Flight
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480:Ceylon
457:Qantas
350:105551
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2894:Nifty
2705:Perth
2569:Eucla
2559:Derby
2376:Perth
2280:Derby
2035:Weipa
1612:Taree
1553:Moree
1523:Dubbo
1518:Cooma
1508:Cobar
1204:Oakey
1199:Nowra
1094:Bowen
1006:Wagga
935:bases
722:(PDF)
711:(PDF)
285:18/36
209:circa
157:Owner
48:Near
2457:bold
1978:Roma
1814:Coen
1687:Gove
1400:and
1261:Ubon
1144:Gove
805:2023
773:2023
741:ISBN
693:2018
661:2011
628:2010
388:YPLM
384:ICAO
376:IATA
330:Type
260:AMSL
248:ICAO
244:IATA
142:Type
86:YPLM
2549:Cue
823:at
583:AIP
577:PDF
442:DFC
380:LEA
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