Works of art to see Australia

A 2 000 m long paved aviation runway on about 25 wide in the middle of Bush. This is all that remains of the old air base where B 17 Fortresses and B 34 Liberator bombers were stationed during the Second World War. At the entrance to the site, a photo dated 1943 where a young woman and the "Gary Cooper and Troup" play in favour of a crowd of aviators in trouble. The base was abandoned in 1945. The barracks located 1 km further (Fenton base camp) are inaccessible without 4 X 4 and have no interest, only remains in the middle of the high grasses the concrete platforms that received the buildings.

Still on the road to Pine Creek, about 20 km from this city, another World War II aircraft ground abandoned at the end of conflicts. 8 km from the Stuart Highway, we arrive at the remains of the 2 000 m long air runway by a still asphalted road. The base successively inhabited several squadrons, including B 25 Mitchells.

With the risk of finding the road in very poor condition, or even impractical, it can be continued to reach 10 km later the Stuart Highay towards Pine Creek.

Between the Stuart Highway and Pine Creek recovery, two roadhouses (HAYES CREEK ROADHOUSE Tel (08) 8978 2430 and EMERALD SPRINGS ROADHOUSE Tel (08) 8978 2320). In the first roadhouse, you can see outside the photos of the air base of Mc Donald Airfield during the tour of John Waynes during World War II.