Location
Located at Hula (Hood Point), to the west of Port Moresby. Also known as 'Hula' or 'Hood Point'.
Construction
Grass runway, constructed as an emergency field.
Wartime History
Used as an Allied emergency landing strip airstrip by the USAAF and RAAF. A
few aircraft force landed or crashed at this strip, unable
to make
it back
to Port Moresby.
Today
Abandoned since the war.
P-40E-1 Serial
Number 41-36166
Recovered
in 1974 to PNG Museum, exported by Robert
Greinert 2000
P-47D "Frankie" Manufacture
Number 270
Recovered
to PNG Museum, given to Robert
Greinert 2000
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