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Namlea Boeroe Island (Buru, Buroe) | Maluku (Moluccas) Islands Indonesia

USAAF c1943

Location
Lat 3° 15' 43S Long 127° 5' 34E Namlea is located on Cape Namlea, on the eastern coast of Boeroe Island (Buru, Buroe) bordering Namlea Harbor. Also known as Namlea Town, Nam' Lea or Nam’ Léa.

American missions against Namlea
February 4, 1944 - January 3, 1945

Namlea Airfield (Buroe, Buru)
Prewar Dutch airfield used by the Japanese Army Air Force

Old Namlea Airfield (Buroe, Buru)
Prewar Dutch airfield used by the Japanese Army Air Force

Namlea Seaplane Base
used by the Japanese Navy

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October 23, 2019

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