Doboduru Airfield
Papua New Guinea /
Oro /
Popondetta /
World
/ Papua New Guinea
/ Oro
/ Popondetta
World / Papua New Guinea / Central
airport, abandoned / shut down
Built by the Allied Forces during WWII. Dobo, as it was called by the personnel stationed there, was a key fighter base for the 5th Air Force. Both P-38s and B-25s operated from here.
www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/dobodura/index.html
www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/dobodura/index.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobodura_Airfield_Complex
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Coordinates: 8°47'7"S 148°20'17"E
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