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![]() 5th AF March 12, 1944 ![]() 5th AF March 20, 1944 ![]() Ray Fairfield 1966 |
Location Construction World War II Pacific Theatre History Later, the airfield was expanded by US Army engineers beginning on June 29, 1943. The engineer sections of Australian 2/2 and 2/7 Independent Companies supervised construction. A 600' single airstrip with dispersal bays was made operational in only seven days, with the help of 1,000 natives from the area. Japanese missions against Goroka Airfield Today References Contribute
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