Oro Bay Airfield

Oro Bay Airfield
Oro Bay (Cape Sudest) Airfield
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Part of Fifth Air Force
Located in Oro Province, Paupa New Guinea
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Oro Bay Base - December 1943
Oro Bay Airfield is located in Papua New Guinea
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Oro Bay Airfield
Oro Bay Airfield (Papua New Guinea)
Type Military airfield
Coordinates 08°40′16.37″S 148°24′42.44″E / 8.6712139°S 148.4117889°E / -8.6712139; 148.4117889
Built 1944
In use 1944
Controlled by United States Army Air Forces

Oro Bay Airfield (also known as Cape Sudest Airfield) is a former World War II airfield in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.

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History

Oro Bay Airfield was primarily an emergency landing field, although it was briefly used as a headquarters base for the 308th Bombardment Wing (1 February-2 July 1944) and as an operational airfield for the 417th Bombardment Group (28 January -4 February 1944) which flew A-20 Havocs. Operational squadrons assigned to the airfield were:

  • 672d Bombardment Squadron: 28 January-4 February 1944
  • 673d Bombardment Squadron: 28 January-4 February 1944
  • 674th Bombardment Squadron: 28 January-4 February 1944

In addition, the 547th Night Fighter Squadron flew a night fighter variant of the P-38 Lightning and P-61 Black Widow from the airfield (5 September-6 October 1944)/

See also

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  • USAAF in the Southwest Pacific

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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