Fishermans Airfield
Fishermans Airfield Daugo Island Airfield | |
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Part of Fifth Air Force | |
Located near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Fishermans Airfield Fishermans Airfield (Papua New Guinea) | |
Coordinates | 09°30′47.64″S 147°03′02.06″E / 9.5132333°S 147.0505722°E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1944 |
In use | 1944 |
Fishermans Airfield (also known as Daugo Island Airfield) is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It was part of a multiple-airfield complex in the Port Moresby area, located offshore of Port Moresby. The island's name is derived from the names of the island's two villages - Dag (on the western tip) and Ugo (eastern tip). It is also known as Fisherman's Island.
The airfield on the island was built by the RAAF c. 1944 as an emergency airfield. It was abandoned and has been disused since the war.
See also[]
- USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
- Port Moresby Airfield Complex
- Kila Airfield (3 Mile Drome)
- Wards Airfield (5 Mile Drome)
- Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome)
- Berry Airfield (12 Mile Drome)
- Schwimmer Airfield (14 Mile Drome)
- Durand Airfield (17 Mile Drome)
- Rogers (Rarona) Airfield (30 Mile Drome)
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- www.pacificwrecks.com
External links[]
Categories:
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Papua New Guinea
- Airports established in 1944
- 1944 establishments in the Territory of Papua
- Papua New Guinean building and structure stubs