Deniliquin Airport
Deniliquin Airport (IATA: DNQ, ICAO: YDLQ) is an airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Deniliquin, a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.
RAAF Station Deniliquin
RAAF Station Deniliquin was formed in 1941 as a station for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), during the Second World War, at the airfield as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme as No. 7 Service Flying Training School.
It was also a final disbanding site for squadrons returning from active duty against the Japanese in the Pacific. No. 22 Squadron RAAF and No. 30 Squadron RAAF were disbanded here in 1946, and in 1945 and 1946 it was also a base for No. 78 Squadron RAAF before it was finally disbanded in Williamtown.
See also
References
- ^ YDLQ – DENILIQUIN (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
- ^ Accident history for DNQ at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ Service Flying Training Schools at RAAF Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ Australian War Memorial website No. 22 Squadron. Retrieved 10 February 2015
- ^ Australian War Memorial website No. 30 Squadron. Retrieved 10 February 2015
- ^ Australian War Memorial website No. 78 Squadron. Retrieved 10 February 2015
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