Wakde Airfield
Former WW2 military airfield on New Guinea, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wakde Airfield is a World War II airfield located on Wakde Island, off the northern coast of New Guinea in Papua, Indonesia. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.
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Wakde Airfield | |
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Part of Fifth Air Force | |
Wakde Island, Papua, Indonesia | |
Coordinates | 01°56′20.38″S 139°00′51.44″E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 (Japanese) Rebuilt by US Army (1944) |
In use | 1944-1945 |
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