AIR BASE CHAIN
AUSTRALIAN COASTS CHECK TO INVASION SHIPPING PROTECTION (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. July 31, 2.40 p.m.) MELBOURNE, July 31. The establishment by the Commonwealth of a strong screen of defence and reconnaissance air bases as a buffer against invasion was revealed by the Minister of Air, Mr. J. McEwen. The new stations included both land and seaplane bases. While he could not indicate the location or the extent of the chain of bases, the Minister said their establishment was an important precautionary measure against the possibility of the unheralded entry of enemy forces into Australian waters. Aircraft operating from these bases would make exceedingly hazardous any future operations by enemy raiders seeking to interfere with shipping.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20622, 1 August 1941, Page 7
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