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constructed a 6,000' x 100' coral and steel matting single runway running NNW to SSE. The tower was code named 'Harvest'. In mid-November 1943, the
Seabees performed rough grading on the northern end of the strip, and crushed coral for the entire area. On 5 January the 808th departed, and the 60th CB
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completed the airfield, building fighter and medium bomber hardstands, mostly located to the north, with more to the east and a few on the southern side of the runway. Many aircraft shipped from the United States were assembled at
Finschhafen and then flown to other airfields for operations.
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262:). It is located on the south-east tip of Huon Peninsula at Finschafen. A half mile inland, parallel to Schneider Harbor, with Dregerhaffen to the south-east. It has no scheduled commercial airline service.
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At the war's end, millions of dollars of equipment both new and used was bulldozed into huge holes in the area and abandoned.
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History.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air
Transport Command in the South West Pacific Theater
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757:
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35:
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1079:
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319:
298:
243:
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Previously: Philippine
Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942)
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Papua New Guinea
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575:
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807th and 808th
Aviation Engineer Battalions along with the
483:"Building the Navy's Bases, vol. 2 (part III, chapter 26)"
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242:is a general aviation airport in Morobe Province,
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18:Airport in Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
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471:flightradar24.com Finschhafen Airport
301:(23 December 1943 – 20 February 1944)
526:Air Force Historical Research Agency
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287:Allied units assigned to Finschhafen
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13:
349:(16 December 1943 – 29 March 1944)
14:
1192:
280:60th Naval Construction Battalion
1006:36th Photographic Reconnaissance
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576:
520: This article incorporates
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159:
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1001:8th Photographic Reconnaissance
622:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
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441:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
1:
1058:United States Army Air Forces
673:5th Interceptor (Provisional)
446:
270:The airport was built during
88:Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
1181:Airports established in 1943
1161:Airports in Papua New Guinea
421:418th Night Fighter Squadron
384:319th Troop Carrier Squadron
7:
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10:
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395:22d Troop Carrier Squadron
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408:8th Combat Cargo Squadron
399:375th Troop Carrier Group
375:317th Troop Carrier Group
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132:-6.6222917; 147.8541139
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425:380th Bombardment Wing
364:342d Fighter Squadrons
329:(19 April-17 May 1944)
312:36th Fighter Squadrons
99:33 ft / 10 m
412:2d Combat Cargo Group
295:(1 May-1 August 1944)
336:7th Fighter Squadron
274:in late 1943 by the
975:421st Night Fighter
970:418th Night Fighter
922:375th Troop Carrier
917:374th Troop Carrier
912:317th Troop Carrier
896:71st Reconnaissance
704:91st Reconnaissance
347:348th Fighter Group
240:Finschhafen Airport
167:Finschhafen Airport
123: /
25:Finschhafen Airport
1037:66th Troop Carrier
1032:65th Troop Carrier
1022:21st Troop Carrier
980:547th Intelligence
927:433d Troop Carrier
891:6th Reconnaissance
689:54th Troop Carrier
617:USAAF in Australia
327:49th Fighter Group
276:United States Army
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808:380th Bombardment
803:345th Bombardment
798:312th Bombardment
719:310th Bombardment
714:309th Bombardment
709:308th Bombardment
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377:(April–June 1944)
299:8th Fighter Group
293:86th Fighter Wing
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954:31st Bombardment
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850:24th Pursuit
822:Combat Cargo
735:Air Commando
699:86th Fighter
694:85th Fighter
589:World War II
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130: /
105:Coordinates
1155:Categories
1130:Fourteenth
1125:Thirteenth
447:References
1140:Twentieth
1135:Fifteenth
940:Squadrons
668:V Fighter
603:Airfields
193:Direction
1115:Eleventh
663:V Bomber
656:Commands
435:See also
222:Asphalt
200:Surface
85:Location
1120:Twelfth
1095:Seventh
838:Fighter
610:Pacific
487:US Navy
266:History
197:Length
181:Runways
72:Summary
1100:Eighth
1080:Fourth
1070:Second
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219:1,585
216:5,200
213:03/21
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1105:Ninth
1090:Sixth
1085:Fifth
1075:Third
1065:First
682:Wings
649:Units
582:USAAF
360:341st
356:340th
533:ISBN
308:35th
260:AYFI
256:ICAO
248:IATA
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