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8° 46' 0S Long 148° 22' 0E Inland village, situated
along the Samboga River. This area was developed into a major airfield area by the Allies. More airfields were located at Embi and Borio.
American Army Units at Dobodura
36th Infantry Division - (amphibious and jungle warfare training) April 24 -
June 25, 1944.
(Partial List).
Dobodura Airfield
Built by the US Army, disused since the war. The following is a list of American airfields built in the Dobodura area.
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Single runway east of Dobodura |
(No. 2) |
North-east of Horanda 4 |
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Main airfield at Dobodura complex |
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American built, in use today |
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South of Borio village |
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North of Borio Airfield |
F7A "American
Beauty" Serial
Number 42-73045
Abandoned at Dobodura
B-24D "Joltin Janie II" Serial
Number 42-40233
Force landed August 20, 1943 abandoned
P-40E "Suzy"
Abandoned
in the kunai until 1991, when exported. Whereabouts
today unknown
P-40 Kittyhawk
Crash site wreckage near Dobodura
Frank Anderson 1971
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This heap of 50
caliber projectiles is about 2 weeks worth of scrap ammo from
the Popondetta area, 1970. Collected by locals and sold to Vince
Sanders. Vince used to buy live ammo. He would then pack it
in drums, transport it to Moresby then export it. Vince was
the sixth person to have held the rights to scrap in the area. |
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October 1, 2009
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