Lorengau Airfield
Lorengau Airfield was an airfield located at Lorengau on the north coast of Manus Island.
History
An airfield built to service the missions near Lorengau. Extended by the Imperial Japanese during World War II. Consisted of a single grassed runway 3,500 feet (1,100 m) long x 375 feet (114 m) wide. A number of revetments were constructed at the southern end of the runway.
After the liberation of the airfield, by the 8th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Manus, which was part of the Admiralty Islands campaign, the airfield was not developed further.
References
- Lorengau Airfield and Vicinity, image, USAAF, 5th AF, 22 January 1944, www.pacificwrecks.org, accessed 23 July 2013
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