VENN LANDING-GROUND
NORTHERN TERRITORY
DURING WW2

Venn landing-ground was located south east of Katherine. It was initially called Wilson Airfield after Lieutenant Wilson who was a member of the US 43rd Eng Reg. It was later renamed Venn Airfield after Flying Officer John Hester Venn, a former insurance clerk from Perth who was killed in action over Ambon on 13 May 1942.

REFERENCE BOOK
"Restore to Service - Unit History 4 RSU-482 Maintenance Squadron"
By Walter Venn

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This page first produced 14 December 1999

This page last updated 22 February 2020