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West Swan Landing Strip

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Does anyone know what the landing strip in West Swan is for? Saw it flying home the other day.
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Yeah its some sort of logistic training place its commonwealth but not sure if its army or af. Used to drive past it a bit
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I don't think its used anymore (see trees in the middle of some strips), I remember looking this up a little while back and I think its an old RAAF base: http://www.ozatwar.com/airfields/middleswanairfield.htm
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It used to be an Army Airstrip, and can still be used in wartime if needed

In the 60's (i think) the WA Sporting Car Club used it as their first Raceway.
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It was known as Caversham. It hasn't been used for some decades, and was used as a racetrack until the 60s. It's currently earmaked for housing.
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Steve wrote:It's currently earmaked for housing.
is there any land in perth that isnt?
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The ones that already have houses on them
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AO11912 wrote:The ones that already have houses on them
yeah... that and crown land is probably about it
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Also used by WAPOL on occasion for Pursuit Training...

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I also saw another landing strip on the way in to YPPH the other day, does any body know what this strip is? It is just outside of Yeal

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... =UTF8&z=15
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scoreed wrote:I also saw another landing strip on the way in to YPPH the other day, does any body know what this strip is? It is just outside of Yeal

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... =UTF8&z=15
thats Gin Gin Military Airfield YGIG
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Re: West Swan Landing Strip

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The Caversham site was designed as a medium bomber base in WW2 and never put into use by them, RAAF used it untli 1945 for training. It was used for the Australian Grand Prix in 1957 and 1962 and was also used for the 6 hour Le Mans between 1955 and 1968 then was resumed for military activities. The Army had transmitting station/listening post here until 2000. The land was vested to the state government who intend to build houses on most of it. The former signals building and workshops are being used by the The Vintage Sports Car Club for meetings and working on vehicles.

The VSCC is working on a preservation plan to save as much as possible of the military and racing heritage of the site.


http://www.vsccwa.com.au/cms/index.php? ... eservation
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Re: West Swan Landing Strip

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Nafenn wrote:
Steve wrote:It's currently earmaked for housing.
is there any land in perth that isnt?
True. I live next to a wildlife park, (Whiteman) and that is about 5 clicks away from housing. COS wants to rip all the bush around it, and put that all into housing.

LOL i drive by this all the time. I always thought it was part of RAAF Pearce. (i thought that was a bit off :| :roll: )
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scoreed wrote:I also saw another landing strip on the way in to YPPH the other day, does any body know what this strip is? It is just outside of Yeal

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... =UTF8&z=15
Thats RAAF Gingin. (i'm not sure, but i think it is for GA aswell.) IATA: GIN ICAO: YGIG.
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Thanks but that was already answered well over 12 months ago...
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