Port Keats Airfield is an airport at
Wadeye
Wadeye ( ) is a town in Australia's Northern Territory (NT). It was formerly known (and is still often referred to) as Port Keats, a name originating from Port Keats Mission, which operated from 1935 (originally at a different location, known as ...
,
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
(Port Keats) in Australia.
World War II
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the airfield was used as an emergency landing ground for
Royal Australian Air Force
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fighters and bombers returning from flying operations over the
Netherlands East Indies
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.
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See also
* List of airports in the Northern Territory
This is a list of airports in the Australian territory of the Northern Territory.
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List of airports
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References
Airports in the Northern Territory
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