Category. | Statistic. |
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Location. | South Australia, Australia. |
Opened in. | 1947. |
Closed in. | Still open. |
Operated by. | Royal Australian air force. |
Owned by. | Australian defense force. |
Outside link. | http://www.defence.gov.au/woomera/about.htm and http://www.airforce.gov.au/RAAFBases/South-Australia/RAAF-Base-Woomera/?RAAF-C8gd7HXTkHs28T3PE17Cu06X5YWV7e0W, |
It is part of the Woomera Test Range zone. "Woomera" is the Eora word for a pan-Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device described as “the most efficient spear-throwing device ever”.
- See also: Noteworthy Air bases