RAAF Base Amberley

RAAF Base Amberley is located in south east Queensland just 8 kilometres from the city of Ipswich. The land on which RAAF Base Amberley stands was acquired by the government on 12 December 1938 from a farmer from Sussex, England who named it after his home town. RAAF Base Amberley is located in the Parish of Jeebropilly which is an indigenous name which appropriately translates as ‘land of the flying squirrel’.

RAAF Base Amberley commenced operations on 17 June 1940 with its initial role being a centre for flying training and recruiting. This changed after the United States joined the war in the Pacific in December 1941 with Amberley becoming home to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in Australia.

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