Petrie Airfield
# Petrie Airfield

Petrie Airfield was a World War II military airfield located just to the south of the North Pine River in what is now Lawnton, Queensland, Australia. After the war, the airfield was dismantled and the area is now part of the urban area of Petrie-Strathpine.

## History

The Petrie Airfield gets its name from its location in the Petrie region, in turn named after Thomas Petrie who established his homestead Murrumba on the North Pine River In 1858.

### World War II

* RAAF units based at Petrie Airfield

    83 Squadron (Boomerang)
    12 Squadron (Vengeance)
* RAF units based at Petrie Airfield

    No. 549 Squadron RAF (Spitfire) Lawnton/ Strathpine December 1943 – July 1944
    No. 548 Squadron RAF (Spitfire) Lawnton/ Strathpine December 1943 – July 1944
* USAAF based at Petrie Airfield

    80th Fighter Squadron (8th Fighter Group), 10 May – 20 July 1942, P-39, P-400 Airacobra
       Dispersed from 8th Fighter Group HQ at Eagle Farm Airport.
