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| Location Lat 16° 15' 53S Long 133° 23' 0E Daly Waters Airfield is located at an elevation of 700' east of Daly Waters in the Northern Territory in Australia. Still in use today as Daly Waters Airport. Wartime History During the early months of 1942, Daly Waters Airfield was used by the U.S. Army Air Force as a way point airfield on the "Brereton Route" for B-17 Flying Fortresses flying between Australia to Java and as a staging base for planed flying from Cloncurry Airfield bound for Darwin area airfields. In February 1942, upgraded as an RAAF operational air base. Allied units based at Daly Waters Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 13 Squadron (Hudson) No. 12 Squadron 1 RSU U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) 19th BG (B-17) B-17D "The Gazelle" 40-3079 Pilot Skiles crashed March 14, 1942 C-47B Dakota Serial Number A65-75 Crashed October 1956 Today Still in use today as Daly Waters Airport. Airport codes ICAO: YDLW IATA: DYW. Contribute
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