No. 2 Strip Milne Bay Explained

No. 2 Strip Milne Bay
Location:Milne Bay Province
Coords:-10.3167°N 150.25°W
Pushpin Map:Papua New Guinea
Cities:
Naval Base Milne Bay
1942

No. 2 Strip Milne Bay, (Waigani Airfield), was an aerodrome under construction near Waigani village, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea during World War II as part of Naval Base Milne Bay.

Works at the aerodrome were discontinued due to the site being unsuitable for an aerodrome due to drainage problems. Airfield was at -10.3167°N 150.25°W.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pacific Wrecks - Waigani Airfield (No. 2 Strip, Unnamed) Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). pacificwrecks.com.
  2. Web site: Pacific Wrecks. pacificwrecks.com.
  3. Web site: Pacific War Airfields Project. 2008-08-27. 2011-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715032138/http://pacificairfields.com/af_show_airfield.php?id=5182. dead.
  4. Web site: Building the Navy's Bases, vol. 2 (part III, chapter 26). NHHC.