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Location Lat 9° 16' 60S Long 150° 19' 60E Vivigani is located on the northeast edge of Goodenough Island. Today located in Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Wartime History After the Australian Army landing on the southern side of Goodenough Island, the 2/12th Battalion reached Vivigani on October 27, 1942, with a US Army airfield engineer who surveyed Vivigani Airfield for use as a military airfield. The 2/12th Battalion departed aboard destroyers at the end of December 1942 bound for Buna. Vivigani Airfield Prewar airfield used during the war by the USAAF and RAAF. DAP Beaufort Crashed east of Vivigani DAP Beaufort Serial Number A9-480 Pilot Potts, crashed March 5, 1944 Bristol Beaufighter Serial Number A19-74 Pilot Cosgrove crashed August 11, 1943 2km offshore wreckage found during the war References The Rest of the Story by Richard Dunn Thanks to Phil Bradley for additional information Contribute
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