Tobera airfield was an

aerodrome An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...

located near Tobera, near Keravat,

East New Britain East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea, consisting of the north-eastern part of the island of New Britain and the Duke of York Islands. The capital of the province is Kokopo, not far from the old capital of Rabaul, which was largely des ...

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 ...

. The airfield was constructed by the

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during

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(during August 1943). Tobera was later neutralized by

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air bombing from 1944. The airfield was abandoned after the cessation of hostilities.

Japanese units based at Tobera airfield

*Kanoya

Kōkūtai A ''Kōkūtai'' () was a term used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) to designate a military aviation unit, similar to the Air Groups in other air arms and services of the time. (''Group'' in the British Royal Air Force, ''Gruppe ...

( G4M1 Betty) *201st Kōkūtai (

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) *253rd Kōkūtai (A6M Zero) * Zuikaku detachment (A6M Zero) *105th Air Force (A6M Zero)

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*http://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/tobera/index.html Transport in Papua New Guinea Airports in Papua New Guinea East New Britain Province {{PapuaNewGuinea-struct-stub

Japanese units based at Tobera airfield

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