Dutson Bombing Range is a bombing range operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), located in Victoria. The facility is located near the town of Sale and RAAF Base East Sale.
| Dutson Bombing Range | |
|---|---|
| Near Sale, Victoria in Australia | |
| Type | Bombing range |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Australian Air Force |
On August 15, 1962, four Vampire aircraft of the Red Sales display team crashed in the vicinity of the range while doing aerobatics practice. All six men aboard the aircraft were killed instantly.[1]
The site ceased to be used as an active bombing range in 2000.
It has been used as a live firing site for the Australian Army as late as 2010.[2]
In 2018 it was announced that the company DefendTex would construct a facility to manufacture and test propellants and explosives at the range.[3][4]
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References edit
- ^ "Too Little, Too Late?" (PDF). adf-serials.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Green, Bruce (27 October 2010). "NOTICE TO MARINERS". regionalchannels.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Luke, Sarah (24 April 2018). "Duston to house a new explosives facility". Gippsland Times. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "DEFENDTEX TO BUILD PROPELLANTS AND EXPLOSIVES FACILITY AT DUTSON, VICTORIA". Department of Defence. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.