Rogers Airfield 30-Mile Drome | |
Partof: | Fifth Air Force |
Location: | Located near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Type: | Military airfield |
Built: | 1942 |
Used: | 1942 |
Controlledby: | United States Army Air Forces |
Rogers Airfield (also known as 30-Mile Drome) is a former World War II airfield near Redscar Bay, Papua New Guinea. It was part of a multiple-airfield complex in the Port Moresby area, located 30miles north-west of Port Moresby by air, near Rorona (also spelled Rarona).
On November 15, 1942, the airfield was named in honor of Major Floyd "Buck" W. Rogers (C.O. of 3rd BG, 8th BS) who was KIA flying A-24 41-15797.
Rogers Airfield was built by American forces in mid-1942, and in use by the first week of June. The airfield served as both a crash strip and also based aircraft for short periods in the early stages of the war. Known units based at Rogers were:
39th Fighter Squadron, P-39 Airacobra
40th Fighter Squadron, P-39 Airacobra
41st Fighter Squadron, P-39 Airacobra
After the war Rogers Field was used as a small commercial airport by Air Niugini. Its commercial use ended in the 1960s and today the airfield is unused.
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