Lat
10° 40' 0S Long 152° 45' 0E Located to the NE
of Deboyne Island Group
History
During the Battle
of the Coral Sea,
Allied naval forces intercept Japanese naval forces were discovered
off Misima Island.
PBY Catalina Serial
Number A24-20
Pilot Hemsworth shot down and MIA May 6, 1942
F4 Lightning Serial Number 41-2125
Pilot Staller crashed August 13, 1943 pilot remains recovered
Misima Airfield
Postwar airfield
