Goroka
Eastern Highlands Province | Papua New Guinea

MapLat 6° 4' 60S Long 145° 22' 60E  Highland town with airfield built during WWII.

 

     Goroka Airport

Construction
Click For EnlargementBuilt by American engineers during WWII. Construction begain June 29, 1943. , this 600' airstrip with dispersal bays was made operational in only seven days, with the help of 1,000 natives of the area.

Today
It is still in use to this day by Air Nugini.

 

  DAP Beaufort Mark VIII Serial Number A9-636

 

JK McCarthy Museum
JK McCarthy MuseumThe JK McCarthy museum is off to the side of the Goroka airstrip, a lengthy walk from town. The museum has some WWII relics, including a P-39. The museum is named after an early Australian bushmen.

Ki-61 Tony
Wreck to the north of Goroka. Pilot killed in crash, discovered early 1980s. Bush cleared by locals in hopes of making it a tourist site.

 
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