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| Location Lat 9° 4' 60S Long 143° 11' 60E Daru Island located off the southern coast of New Guinea coast bordering the Gulf of Papua and the Torres Straits. Prewar and during the Pacific War, part of the Western District in the Territory of Papua. Today located in Western Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). 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 Pilot Mather sunk August 8, 1942 off the coast due to a lightning strike B-24D Liberator Serial Number 42-23762 Pilot Parran ditched August 17, 1943 PBY-5 Catalina Bureau Number 08432 Lost January 6, 1944 near Daru Island Contribute
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