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370: 28: 54: 307: 889: 61: 244: 179:. 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. 949: 248: 350: 191: 296: 964: 959: 930: 289: 53: 345: 818: 734: 282: 923: 698: 863: 427: 954: 437: 536: 916: 182:
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.
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Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942)
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Papua New Guinea
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Abandoned airport near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Fishermans Airfield is located in Papua New Guinea
09°30′47.64″S 147°03′02.06″E / 9.5132333°S 147.0505722°E / -9.5132333; 147.0505722
United States Army Air Forces
World War II
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
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)
public domain material
Air Force Historical Research Agency
ISBN
0-89201-092-4
www.pacificwrecks.com
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USAAF
Fifth Air Force
World War II
USAAF in Australia

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