Pongani Airfield
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pongani-airfield-285-10714028
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Pongani Airfield
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Pongani Airfield was an aerodrome built during World War II at Pongani village Papua New Guinea. Built by native Pongani village men, women and children, under the supervision of Australia New Guinea Administrative Unit officer Jack Wilkinson, cleared a single grass runway built on kunai field behind Pongani village. Used by United States Army Air Forces C-47 Dakotas and Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudsons, primarily for transport flights, and also as an emergency landing field. Abandone
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongani_Airfield
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2020-03-09T02:29:36Z
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