Piva "Uncle" & Piva "Yoke" airstrips | school, abandoned / shut down

Papua New Guinea / North Solomons / Panguna /
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Bougainville and Rabaul Campaigns, 1943-44. These two now abandoned airstrips formed a staging point for air raids on Japanese held Rabaul and other points in the northern Solomons during the campaigns of 1943-1944. USMC, USN, RNZAF & RAAF units all based at the fields at one time or another. Bombers were predominately based at Piva "Uncle," the northernmost strip. Fighters based at Piva "Yoke" to the south.
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Coordinates:   6°12'14"S   155°3'32"E

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  • Awesome... What is the source of this information? Would be great to document this, too? Also, are you familiar with the Hellzappopin ridge? It was close to the Piva forks area.
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