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5th Air Force Service Command Depot No. 2 was located at the base of Mount Louisa in Townsville in north Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Townsville Air Depot.
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Peter Dunn OAM
I am a retired electrical engineer who has a passion for the history of people, places, units, and events in Australia during WWII. My research covers military and civilian activities on the Australian Home Front during WWII. I am also the owner of a very large web site called "Australia @ War".
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