Northern coast of Papuan
peninsula where the Japanese began their overland assault
over the Owen Stanley Mountains, and where they fought bitterly
as Australian and American forces battled them back to the
beach at Buna. There were some 17 airfields on the Popondetta
plains during WWII. The Japanese had two [actually one and
a half, because they never completed the second] airfields.
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Fortified beachead battlefield
and Japanese airfield location |
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Village, and Simemi Creek Bridge |
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Fortified beahead
battlefield, first liberated by Australian troops |
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Fortified beahead
battlefield that concluded fighting in the area |
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Village located to
the west of Gona. |
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Airfields at Embi
and Emergency strip at Oro Bay |
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Located along
the north coast, north of Buna |
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Located to the
NE of Buna. |
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Major Allied airbase complex. |
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American airfields |
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Several
airplane wrecks and an airfield in the region. |
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Crossroads
of the Kokoda-Sananada Road and Buna-Kokoda Road |
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Musu Area |
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Allied
strip used in conjunction with battle of Buna / Gona |
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Swamp area, where
an intact B-17E known as 'Swamp Ghost' rests |
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Allied landing ground along
the Korala Creek, south of Pongani |
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Allied emergency landing
ground near the Musu River. |
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Allied landing ground in
the upper valley of Musa River |
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Cape Nelson Area |
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American base area, shipwreck
of the s'Jacob ofshore |
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Allied
PT boat base |
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Prewar Anglican mission, airstrip
built and used by Allied forces |
