Rabaul with its five satellite airfields was perhaps the hottest bombing target in our experience.

Their satellite, or relief, airfields are at Predannack and Merryfield respectively.

At one of the satellite airfields, two of the three P-61s were in need of maintenance.

It had several satellite airfields in the local area for emergency and overflow landings.

From there its fighters were directed from its satellite airfields into combat.

Gradually, as the demobilisation began to take effect, the smaller satellite airfields were closed down and the surplus staff posted mainly to permanent stations.

On 24 July, the squadron moved to a satellite airfield at Rochford.

Four towns and their satellite airfields were chosen to be the focal points for these workshops:

Later in the war, various satellite airfields were used to spread out the increased number of aircraft.

All sub-bases and satellite airfields were either reassigned or inactivated.