-
Lakunai Airfield,
later known as
Rabaul Airport, was an
aerodrome located near Rabaul, East New Britain,
Papua New Guinea. It was
located at the foot...
- anti-aircraft guns and five airfields.
Lakunai and
Vunakanau airfields were pre-war
Australian strips.
Lakunai had an all-weather
runway of sand and volcanic...
- dive
bombers and
Grumman TBF
Avenger torpedo bombers as they
attacked Lakunai Airfield. The ****anese
intercepted them with 92
fighters of
their own and...
- wing of the
Model 52. One
plane of such
arrangement was
photographed at
Lakunai Airfield ("Rabaul East") in the
second half of 1943, and has been published...
- Air Fleet) Hiyō
fighter group (Kavieng/
Lakunai) Ryūhō
fighter group (Kavieng/
Lakunai) Jun'yō
fighter group (
Lakunai)
Rottman (2009), p. 24 Shaw and Kane...
- to land at
unguarded locations and
began moving inland.
Within hours,
Lakunai airfield had been
captured by the ****anese force. ****essing the situation...
- and for
Americans to fight. Eventually, he
cooled off and
returned to
Lakunai. Later, to everyone's amazement, the
seriously wounded Sakai arrived. Struck...
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Airlink Flight designation Location Date
Aircraft type
Route Cause P2-ALF
Lakunai Airfield 19
September 1994 Britten-Norman BN-2A-26
Islander None Covered...
-
escorting bombers on
attacks on the
strongly defended Vunakanau Airfield and
Lakunai Airfield,
Aldrich destro**** four ****anese aircraft.
Returning from an escort...
- take part in a
strike of 86
aircraft against the ****anese
airfield at
Lakunai, near Rabaul. NZ5050 was last seen over the
target and is
presumed to have...
