Location
Located to the north of Fenton Airfield

Naming Honor
Pell Airfield was named in honor of Major Floyd Pell, who was initially part of General Douglas MacArthur's air staff, attempted to take off to intercept the Japanese attack on February 19, 1942 from Darwin Airfield but his aircraft was hit by a strafing Japanese A6M2 Zero and was killed when he then parachuted out at about 24 metres.

Wartime History
During 1944, several RAAF aircraft crashed at or around the airfield including two Boomerangs and two Beaufighters.

Japanese Missions Against Pell
October 24, 1942 (4:52am)
August 21, 1943 (3:30am)

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009