Place Names Register Extract

Pell Landing Ground

Extract date: 13/10/2026

Name	Pell Landing Ground
Type Designation	Airfield
Place Id	17556
Place Type	Feature
Status	Historical
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -13° 08' S (Decimal degrees -13.143571)
	Longitude: 131° 06' E (Decimal degrees 131.107413)
Locality / Suburb
	Adelaide River
Local Government Area
	Coomalie Community Council
History/Origin	Named after Major Floyd J Pell, US Air Corp, born in Ogden, Utah in December 1923. Major Pell, graduated from the US Military Academy in June 1937 and received flying trainging at Randolf Field, Texas from which he graduated in October 1933. Major Pell died on 19 February 1942 during the initial Japanese bombing raid on Darwin whilst leading a flight of US aircraft which had returned following an unsuccessful ferry flight from Darwin to Koepang, Timor.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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