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    Ceram Island Maluku (Moluccas) Islands Indonesia

Location
Largest island in the Moluccas Island Group, the Ceram Sea is to the north, and Banda Sea to the south.  Located due west of western New Guinea / Irian Jaya.

B-24 Liberator
Bruce Fenstermaker reports:
"Lost on mission over Ambon. Japanese buried crew remains a week later, most of wreck was scrapped, turret, etc remained. Flew for about 60 miles, went in "Welalautai"

Boela
Located on the north-eastern coast of Ceram. Site of the Boela Oil Fields.

Amboina
Lat 3° 19' 60S Long 128° 55' 0E  Japanese seaplane base

 

Kairatoe
Located on the western end of Ceram Island.

Kairatoe Airfield
Located at Kairatoe on the western end of Ceram Island

 

Buru (Boeroe)
Lat 3° 17' 60S Long 127° 5' 60E

Pelauw Island
Located southeast of Ceram

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Last Updated
May 14, 2011

 

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