Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform | |
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![]() Compass Swinging Platform | |
Location | Charters Towers Airport, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 20°02′20″S 146°16′12″E / 20.0389°S 146.27°E |
Design period | 1939–1945 (World War II) |
Built | 1942–1943 |
Queensland Heritage Register | |
Official name | Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform, Charters Towers WWII Airfield Gun Firing Range and Compass Swinging Station |
Type | state heritage (built) |
Designated | 14 May 2010 |
Reference no. | 602739 |
Significant period | 1942–1945 |
![]() ![]() Location of Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform in Queensland ![]() ![]() Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform at Charters Towers Airfield (Australia) |
The Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform are a heritage-listed pair of aircraft testing facilities at Charters Towers Airport, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. They were built from 1942 to 1943. They are also known as Charters Towers WWII Airfield Gun Firing Range and Compass Swinging Station. They were added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 14 May 2010.[1]