Craigieburn Airfield, Victoria, during WW2

CRAIGIEBURN AIRFIELD, VIC
DURING WW2

visits since 3 January 2005

Craigieburn Airfield

Christine Keitel contacted me in November 2008 and indicated she had carried out some research on this proposed airfield and downloaded all the documents from the Australian Archives quite a while ago. Christine believs the airfield was never built and they seemed to abandon the plans for the airfield at Craigieburn in favour of an airfield at Glenroy in Victoria. Apparently the Broadmeadows Historical Society has a picture of the old airfield Glenroy on their wall at Broadmeadows.

Christine Keitel told me that there a few old residents who are still alive and know the Craigieburn area quite well. The place the airfield was supposed to have been, was farming land along Craigieburn Road East.

Christine said that most of the old residents in the Craigieburn area will tell you that farming was a protected occupation and they grew flax for the war effort in Craigieburn. Christine believes they made belts and water bags with the flax for the troops overseas.

Can anyone help me with any more info on this airfield?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Christine Keitel for he assistance with this web page.