Daru Island

MapLat 9° 4' 60S Long 143° 11' 60E  Island located ofshore of the southern New Guinea coast.

Daru Airfield
Small wartime airfield and seaplane anchorage used in the ferry route from Australia

P-38 Lightning
Details unknown

Short S23 "Calypso" Serial Number A18-11
Sunk off the coast due to a lightning strike and accidentally sunk

B-24D Liberator Serial Number 41-23762
Ditched in the water of shore

 

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