64th Bomb Squadron Crew at Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
A 64th Bomb Squadron crew at Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, November 17, 1942. From 1942 to 1945, up to 10,000 Australian and US service personnel used Mareeba Airfield as a staging post for battles in New Guinea and the Pacific. The Americans referred to it as Hoevet Field in honour of Major Dean Carol 'Pinky' Hoevet who was killed on August 16, 1942. Units that were based at Mareeba during World War II included No. 5 Squadron RAAF, No. 100 Squadron RAAF, the Australian 33rd Light AA Battery, 19th Bomb Group USAAC, 43rd Bomb Group USAAC and 8th Fighter Group USAAC.
