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Fishermans Airfield

Fishermans Airfield
Daugo Island Airfield
Part of Fifth Air Force
Located near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Fishermans Airfield is located in Papua New Guinea
Fishermans Airfield
Fishermans Airfield
Fishermans Airfield (Papua New Guinea)
Coordinates09°30′47.64″S 147°03′02.06″E / 9.5132333°S 147.0505722°E / -9.5132333; 147.0505722
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1944
In use1944

Fishermans Airfield (also known as Daugo Island Airfield) is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It was part of a multiple-airfield complex in the Port Moresby area, located offshore of Port Moresby. The island's name is derived from the names of the island's two villages - Dag (on the western tip) and Ugo (eastern tip). It is also known as Fisherman's Island.

The airfield on the island was built by the RAAF c. 1944 as an emergency airfield. It was abandoned and has been disused since the war.

See also

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Kila Airfield (3 Mile Drome)
Wards Airfield (5 Mile Drome)
Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome)
Berry Airfield (12 Mile Drome)
Schwimmer Airfield (14 Mile Drome)
Durand Airfield (17 Mile Drome)
Rogers (Rarona) Airfield (30 Mile Drome)

References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • www.pacificwrecks.com


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