Location
Lat 15° 28' 0S Long 145° 15' 0E  Located on the Cape York Peninsula.

During WWII, some 20,000 Australian and American troops were stationed in and around the town in the early stages of the war. Most of the population of Cape York Peninsula, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, were south for the duration of the war.

Cooktown Airfield
Wartime airfield used in the ferry route to New Guinea

Vultee Vengeance A27-235
Crashed 35 miles south-east of Cooktown

B-25D "Eight Ball Esquire" 41-29709
Ditched off Cooktown upside down, partially covered in mud

Low Wooded Island
Island near Cooktown

A-20A "The Steak & Eggs" 40-166
Pilot Vucelic force landed June 11, 1944

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009