<page_title> List of RAAF inland aircraft fuel depots </page_title> <section_title> Names and locations </section_title> <table> <cell> No. 1 <col_header> IAFD Number </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ballarat <col_header> Location </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1942 <col_header> Commissioned </col_header> </cell> <cell> 29 August 1944 <col_header> De-commissioned </col_header> </cell> </table>
During World War 2, Ballarat was the location of RAAF No.1 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 in the defence of Australia and decommissioned on 29 August 1944.