Juwata International Airport
The Tarakan Airstrip (a former KNIL airfield) was used by the Imperial Japanese Army and captured by the Allies on 3 May 1945. It was repaired and re-used by the RAAF.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
- Pacific Wrecks
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