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In Reply to: For WWII SWPA geeks? Getting aircraft into the islands in 1941-3 posted by Timbo in Oz on December 12, 2018 at 18:03:38:

Timbo, there is a nice book on the P39 and P400's support of Allied forces in Australia and over New Guinea. It has a nice map of the X-Mile Aerodromes around Darwin. The ferrying of variousplane types to Australia. The ferrying by the Japanese, of their planes & units to outlying air bases, in the Pacific.
Seems that many of the Airacobras were shipped in parts from San Francisco, then reassembled by USAAF & RAAF personnel at Amberley. Then, flown to Darwin.
Photos is book, I've never seen before.
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Photo of IJN Zero model 21, being lifted off ferry boat, from Truk --- onto a transport Mogamigawa Maru. Destined for Rabaul. August 1942.

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P-400 being refueled. 7-Mile Drome, Port Moresby. July 1942.

https://www.amazon.com/P-39-P-400-Airacobra-A6M2-Zero-sen-eb (Open in New Window)

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Topic - For WWII SWPA geeks? Getting aircraft into the islands in 1941-3 - Timbo in Oz 18:03:38 12/12/18 ( 3)

Thanks! Nice summary - FenderLover 12/12/18 19:48:48 12/12/18 ( 2)
- Airbases at Darwin, Port Moresby, as well as Guadalcanal. - FenderLover 18:11:13 12/13/18 ( 1)
  - In Port Moresby, of the two big airfields, Wards Strip and Jackson Airfield, only Jackson remains - JDK 21:36:20 12/13/18 ( 0)