January 1, 1943

June 1943

1943

January 22, 1944

Location
Located at Lorengau on the northern coast of Manus Island parallel to Seeadler Harbor.

Japanese Airfield
The small Japanese airfield, with a single runway running the NNW to SSE length of a point, 3,500' x 375' with 20 fighter ravetments along the southern end of the runway, and no anti-aircraft guns (as of September 23, 1943). A road connected the strip to a nearby jetty to the east, that continued to the town of Lorengau.

Missions Against Lorengau
January 25, 1942 - March 12, 1944

American Occupation
After the American liberation, Lorengau was evaluated not to meet the requirements of American forces for airfield development, and was not used as a major strip.

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