Horn Island Airport

Horn Island Airport
IATA: HID – ICAO: YHID
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Torres Shire Council
Location	Horn Island, Queensland
Elevation AMSL	43 ft / 13 m
Coordinates	10°35′11″S 142°17′24″E / 10.58639°S 142.29000°E / -10.58639; 142.29000Coordinates: 10°35′11″S 142°17′24″E / 10.58639°S 142.29000°E / -10.58639; 142.29000
Map
YHID Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 1,389 4,557 Asphalt 14/32 1,235 4,052 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Horn Island Airport (IATA: HID, ICAO: YHID) is an airport in Horn Island, Queensland, Australia.

World War II

The Civil Constructional Corps and the Department of Main Roads began construction of an advanced operational airbase on the island during World War II, commencing in 1940. RAAF Base Horn Island was completed in 1941 and was used as a staging base for Allied aircraft moving between Australia and New Guinea.^[2] The airfield consisted of two intersecting runways, with revetments for aircraft parking.

Japanese bombing raids against Horn Island Aerodrome

• 14 March 1942
• 18 March 1942
• 30 April 1942
• 11 May 1942
• 6 July 1942
• 30 July 1942
• 1 August 1942
• 17 June 1943

Units based at Horn Island Aerodrome

• 7th Fighter Squadron of 49th Fighter Group, March 1942 - 18 April 1942 (Curtiss P-40s)
• No. 6 Squadron RAAF
• No. 7 Squadron RAAF
• No. 24 Squadron RAAF
• No. 32 Squadron RAAF
• No. 75 Squadron RAAF
• No. 84 Squadron RAAF
• No. 28 Operational Base Unit RAAF

Airlines and destinations

Aircraft crashes

• Aero Commander, 500-S, VH-UJP
• A number of B-17 Flying Fortresses crash landed during World War II:
  • B-17E Serial Number 41-2636 - crashed during night take off 13 July 1942
  • B-17E Serial Number 41-2655 - crashed during night take off 13 July 1942
  • B-17E "G.I. Issue" Serial Number 41-2421 - crashed landed on 16 July 1942
  • B-17E "Tojo's Nightmare" Serial Number 41-2497 - crashed attempting landing 24 March 1944

See also

• List of airports in Queensland

References

• Wartime Magazine article
• Pacific War Wrecks database

External links

• Aviation Safety Investigation Report VH-UJP

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