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The airfield commemorates those who served in World War Two.

The site for Toogoolawah airfield was inspected on 18 May 1942 when Colin Munro of 5 Squadron RAAF based at Toowoomba, made a reconniasance flight over the area. Two days later Munro returned with the Commanding Officer of 5 Squadron, Wing Commander A.D. Charlton and landed his aircraft at the proposed site.

On 15 June 1942, Mr Calder and Mr Lowe from the Queensland Main Roads Commission and Mr. Hill of Esk Shire council and Mr. Wyeth of Home Security, along with Lt. Chester of the 1st Australian Army inspected the area and selected an alternative nearby site for the new airfield. Within a month, the Queensland Main Roads Commission had started to establish Toogoolawah airfield. Up to 92 employees of the Queensland Main Roads Commission were involved in building gravelled runways at Toogoolawah airfield in 1943 at an approximate cost of 25,866 pounds. There were two runways, one of 5,000 feet and another 3,600 feet long.

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