Location
Lat 53° 2' 40N Long 158° 39' 3E Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is located on the coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, situated on hills surrounded by volcanoes. In Russian Петропа́вловск-Камча́тский. Today, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the administrative center of Kamchatka Krai in Russia.
Wartime History
During World War II, American ships with lend-lease goods traveled via the La Pérouse Strait (Laperouse Strait, Sōya Strait) to unload at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Petropavlovsk Airfield
Russian wartime airfield, used by Americans as an emergency airield
B-25J Mitchell Serial Number 43-36160
Pilot Wolbrink force landed June 9, 1945 shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft fire
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Last Updated
October 23, 2019
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