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    Kainantu Eastern Highlands Province Papua New Guinea (PNG)
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James Sinclair 1971
Location
Lat 6° 17' 19S Long 145° 51' 56E  Kainantu is located at an elevation of 5098' / 1,553m in the Highlands in New Guinea. Prewar and during the Pacific War located in the Territory of New Guinea. Still in use today as Aijura Airport in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Kainantu Airfield
Prewar airfield

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October 23, 2019

 

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