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    Atamboea (Atambua, Atamboewa) West Timor | East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia
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Lat 9° 7' 0S Long 124° 54' 0E  Atambua is at the west center of West Timor on Timor Island. Wartime spelling Atamboea. Also known as Atamboewa. Prewar and during World War II part of Dutch Timor in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). In 1949 after Indonesia independence, the western half became known as Indonesian Timor. Today located in West Timor (Timor Barat) in East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) in Indonesia.

Atamboea Airfield (Haliwen)
Emergency airfield

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Last Updated
November 4, 2021

 

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