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 A-31 Vengeance Mark II Serial Number A27-235
Crashed 35 miles south-east of Cooktown

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

 

Low Wooded Island
Island near Cooktown

A-20A "The Steak & Eggs" 40-166
Force landed on the beach at Low Wooded Island due to bad weather and low fuel