Lakunai Airfield (Rabaul No. 1)
This pre-war Australian landing strip was expanded by the Japanese forces during the Second World War. The former airfield is covered with ash and there are some plane wreckages in-situ.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Australian War Memorial OG0605K
- Pacific Wrecks
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Museum
Point of interest
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- Wreckage Mitsubishi Ki-21 Bomber Rabaul - Matupi
Monument
Cemetery
Fortification
Ship wreck
Crash site
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