Location
Located to the NW of the Snaky River, and SE of the Woske River. Also known as "Maffin Bay Airfield".

Construction
This single strip was used by the Japanese Army Air Force but abandoned as Americans forces aproached the area in the middle of 1944. Occupied by the US Army.

American Missions Against Maffin Bay
April 29, 1944 - August 16, 1944

Bob Rocker adds:
"As you can see in the photo, there are still logs in the runway. I think I read some where that the Japanese put the logs on the runway so Allied aircraft could not land there unless troops landed there to clean up the runway."

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009