35TH AIR BASE GROUP
AT CHARTERS TOWERS AIRFIELD, QLD
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

35th Air Base Group History - 23 June 1942

Occurrences. In compliance with verbal orders of the Commanding Officer, a flag pole was erected at C.T.A.B. (BF 211 PM Reports)

At approximately 10:00A.M. a DC-2 transport piloted by 2nd Lieut. Gerling, 21st Transport Sq., Archer Field, Brisbane, was caught in the wind and swerved to the left off the runway to collide with a Ford truck driven by Keith Dudman, an employee of the Main Roads Commission, Charters Towers Branch. The truck was parked just north of a ditch. As the plane collided with the truck, the landing gear collapsed and the plane plowed into the clay bank of the ditch. Injuries to Army personnel, none: to Mr. Dudman, a slight shoulder injury. (BF 211 OD Report).

Weather. Clear and cool.

A report signed by 2nd Lt. Basil D. Moen shows that the 35th Air Base Group was located at Charters Towers Airfield as at 1 August 1942 as follows:-

35th Air Base Group - Charters Towers

The following units were assigned to to 35th Air Base Group as at 27 May 1942.

Hq. & Hq. Sq.
47th Mat. Sq.
Det. 2nd Plat 2nd Chem. Co. (Serv Avn)
Decon. Det. 2nd Chem. Co. (Avn)
11th Sig. Plat (Avn) AB
725th Ord. Co. (Avn) AB
700th Sig. Plat (Avn)

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