RAAF Station Sandgate
RAAF Station Sandgate was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) station located at Brighton, Queensland during World War II.
The Station was formed on 16 December 1940 under the command of
RAAF Station Sandgate was disbanded on 6 November 1944. The
Units based at Sandgate
No. 3 Initial Training School
No. 3 Embarkment Depot
No. 3 Embarkment Depot was formed on 16 December 1940. At the end of their courses of training aircrew and ground staff were posted to embarkation depots, where they were appropriately kitted and given a final medical examination before deploying to operational theatres.
Sandgate RAAF Station Memorial
In 1999 a memorial was dedicated "To All Who Served Here Especially Those Who Did Not Return"
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Memorial at Site of RAAF Station Sandgate -
Close-up of memorial showing details -
Sign adjacent to memorial about the RAAF Station Sandgate
References
- Sandgate Branch - RAAF Association Queensland Division
- National Archives of Australia - RAAF Unit History sheets Operations Record Book - Station Sandgate Dec 40 - Nov 44
- Northside Chronicle. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- Bayside and Northern Suburbs Star. 12 April 2016. Archivedfrom the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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