Kahili Airfield, also known as Buin Airfield, was an airfield located near
Buin,
Bougainville Island
Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil'') is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. It was previously the main landmass in the German Empire-associated North Solomons. Its land area is ...
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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 ...
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History
The airfield was constructed by the
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
The was the Naval aviation, air arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The organization was responsible for the operation of naval aircraft and the conduct of aerial warfare in the Pacific War.
The Japanese military acquired their first air ...
in November 1942. The airfield was later neutralized by Allied air bombing from 1943 and was abandoned after the cessation of hostilities.
Japanese Units based at Kahili Airfield included:
*11th Air Fleet
*201st Kokutai (
A6M Zero)
*204th Kokutai (A6M Zero)
*582nd Kokutai (
D3A Val)
*Hiyo Detachment (A6M Zero)
See also
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Buin Airport
Buin Airport (IATA:UBI) was an airport located near Kara, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
History
World War II
The airfield was constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in 1943 and known as Kara Airfield and Toripoil Airfiel ...
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Buka Airport
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Kieta Airport
Aropa Airport (or Kieta Airport) is an airport in Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
History
The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942. It then became the target of Allied air bombi ...
References
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External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120614000050/http://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/kahilli/index.html
Airports in Papua New Guinea
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
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