Fishermans Airfield (also known as Daugo Island Airfield) is a former
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
airfield near
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. 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
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USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
* Port Moresby Airfield Complex
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Kila Airfield (3 Mile Drome)
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Wards Airfield (5 Mile Drome)
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Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome)
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Berry Airfield (12 Mile Drome)
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Schwimmer Airfield (14 Mile Drome)
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Durand Airfield (17 Mile Drome)
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Rogers (Rarona) Airfield (30 Mile Drome)
References
* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
www.pacificwrecks.com
External links
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Papua New Guinea
Airports established in 1944
1944 establishments in the Territory of Papua
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