Fishermans Airfield (Daugo Airfield)

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April 5, 1944
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Justin Taylan, 2003

Location
Located on Daugo Island (Fishermans Island), along the western portion of the island.

Construction
Emergency strip built in 1944 by the RAAF as an emergency strip for the Port Moresby area aerodromes. The runway is just a cleared and leveled strip in the center of the island.

Today
Little remains of the landing strip, aside from the flat, cleared area. Two wartime bunkers in the middle of the island remain. The strip has been disused since the war, but was reopened in 1957 and then closed again in 1984.

RAAF Officer's Quarters
Remains of building frames on the island.

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