Cressy Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 420 ft / 128 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°2′24″S 143°39′10″E / 38.04000°S 143.65278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.cressyaerodrome.com.au | ||||||||||||||
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Cressy Aerodrome ( ICAO: YCRE) is a small airfield located approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Cressy in western Victoria, Australia.
History
It opened in 1939 as a Royal Australian Air Force training base as both RAAF Base Laverton and RAAF Base Point Cook had no space for additional aircraft. It was home to the Armaments Training School, General Reconnaissance School and Central Gunnery School during World War II. It was taken over by the RAAF Care & Maintenance Unit on 1 January 1946 and closed on 17 July that year. The site was offered to the Department of Works and Housing as a migrant accommodation camp, which also examined relocating the buildings to the Maryport Government Rehabilitation Centre at Mount Martha, but the cost was prohibitive. [2]
The site remained abandoned until was reopened in as a private airfield and museum in 2020. [3] It is home to two de Havilland Tiger Moths used for historical events and joy flights. A new hangar was constructed on the site of the original WW2 Bellman hangars. [4]
In June 2023 a development application was lodged for the construction of 10 additional hangars. [5]
See also
References
- ^ YCRE – Cressy ( PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024
- ^ Chifley, Ben, Prime Minister (29 May 1947). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. p. 3192.
- ^ Victoria Government Gazette, section 138, No. G 29 Thursday 23 July 2020
- ^ "History of Cressy Aerodrome". Cressy Aerodrome. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Cressy airs flight plans". Colac Herald. 26 June 2023.
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