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Buna Airfield was an aerodrome located near Buna, Papua New Guinea. Built as an emergency landing ground, it was extended during the Second World War by the Imperial Japanese. A new runway was under construction until both runways were neutralized by Allied air bombing in late 1942.

Japanese Units based at Buna Airfield

References

  • Brune, Peter (2003). A Bastard of a Place: The Australians in Papua. Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-403-5. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)


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