April 5, 1944
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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October 1, 2009
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