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Boram
Boram Airfield
Wirui
Wirui Strip
Cape Wom
Cape Wom
Brandi
Brandi
Muschu Island
Muschu Island
Interviews
Interviews

Wewak Pacific Wreck Database

Boram Airstrip
The main Japanese strip in Wewak, still in use today by Air Nugini as the main airport for the area.

Wirui Emergency Airstrip
This was an emergency runway for the Wewak area. It is not in use, and is overgrown running parallel to the road.

Wewak Town
The main town area is built on a peninsula. Beautiful views of Cape Moem and Cape Wom and the islands of Kairuri and Muschu just offshore. Highly fortified by the Japanese it is still the heart of the town today.

Cape Wom
Memorial park with a number of Japanese guns and artillery, coastal fortifications and tunnels are also in the area.
  Behind the memorial, there are several Japanese tunnels that interlock and interconnect different parts of the Cape. Some have collapsed or filled with sand. Others are still open and possible to crawl into.

Brandi
A strong Japanese Army defensive position that contained tunnels and relics, which have been collected and are displayed at the school there. Also, several of the current students asked me to provide their address because they are seeking American pen-pals. If interested. New Guinea Pen Pals and see their Cus CUs

Muschu Island
Offshore of Wewak, this is a flat island, next to the rugged Kairui Island. Both islands were occupied by Japanese Naval garrisons, and garrisoned Japanese defenders until the end of the war. This island has some interesting war history including the crash site of an A-20 and large Naval battery

Interviews
Meet Charlie Wintawa, historian, wreck tec and teacher. And Muschu Islanders George Maiet and his uncle, Michael Sumari, who was a teenager during WWII.

Scrap Dealer
Sadly, I had heard reports of active scrapping going on. A heartbreaking scene could be observed through the fence. On the scrap pile were defiantly WWII era aluminum bit - what looked like some wing sections and tail or stabilizer bits.

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