Hula (Hood Point)

Lat 10° 4' 60S Long 147° 43' 0E  Located to the west of Port Moresby.

Hula Airfield (Hood Point Airfield)
Emergency Airstrip used by USAAF and RAAF during the war

 

P-40E-1 Serial Number 41-24821
Pilot Finberg, ditched November 17, 1942 into the sea near Hula

B-17E "Frank Buck" Serial Number 41-2659
Pilot Holsey, force landed September 15, 1942 later successfully flown back to Port Moresby

P-39F Airacobra 41-7186
Pilot Bevlock, force landed April 30, 1942 at Hood Point

P-39D Airacobra 41-6982
Pilot Brown, force landed April 30, 1942 near Hood Point

 


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