4-535: Caversham Airfield , also known as Middle Swan Airfield was an airfield constructed at Caversham , Western Australia during World War II as a parent aerodrome for use by the Royal Navy 's Fleet Air Arm and the United States Navy . The airfield had a triangle of three landing strips. Middle Swan was the parent airfield with the following satellite airfields: The United States Army Air Corps also utilised
8-506: The Six Hour Le Mans endurance race from 1955 to 1968. Racing activities ceased when the airfield was re-activated as a military facility for radio communications, and Western Australian racing shifted to Wanneroo Raceway in 1969. Caversham, Western Australia Caversham is a suburb of Perth , Western Australia, located in the City of Swan . It contains many wineries as part of
12-467: The Swan Valley wine region. It is the location of brick and tile manufacturers, with Brisbane & Wunderlich establishing a tile manufacturing factory in 1953. It has long been associated with agricultural pursuits and has regularly had a show. It has also has been the location of child welfare properties such as Riverbank. In the 2000s Caversham was the location of a detention centre known as
16-572: The airfield during World War II. It was also a gliding club location after the war. The airfield was later utilised as a motor racing circuit, hosting its first event in 1946. In 1956 the Western Australia Sporting Car Club gained a lease for the property, which was then converted into a permanent circuit. It became Western Australia's premier motor racing venue, hosting the Australian Grand Prix in 1957 and 1962 and
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