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    Basilisk Island Milne Bay Province Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Location
Lat 10° 34' 60S Long 150° 52' 0E  Basilisk Island is located to the east of Milne Bay. Today located in Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

P-38H Lightning Serial Number 42-66869
Pilot Illnicki ditched November 27, 1943 aircraft located in 1981 by SCUBA diver Robert Halsted

P-38F Lightning Serial Number 42-12649
Pilot Chello ditched November 4, 1943

B-24D "The Leila Belle" Serial Number 42-40527
Pilot Smith MIA June 11, 1943

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Last Updated
October 23, 2019

 

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