RAAF Base Glenbrook is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base located in Glenbrook, in the Lower Blue Mountains, approximately west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia.
The base serves as home to Headquarters Air Command of the RAAF. There is no airfield although it has a heliport, or helicopter landing site (HLS) and most administrative services are located on the nearby RAAF Base Richmond. Parts of the site are heritage-listed and comprise the Officers' Mess, once the Hotel.
During World War Two, men stationed at the base co-ordinated the stockpiling of mustard gas in the disused Glenbrook railway tunnel.
In 2009 the Minister for Defence, John Faulkner, announced that the base would be closed for revovations in 2015, and its command operations transferred to RAAF Base Amberley.
In 2026, the Federal Government’s Defence Estate Audit recommended the sale of RAAF Base Glenbrook.
Units Unit Full name Force Element Group Aircraft Notes HQAC Headquarters Air Command Air Command 323SQNNo 323 Squadron AAFCAustralian Air Force Cadets
See also List of Royal Australian Air Force installations List of airports in New South Wales
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