Location
Located at Maprik inland from Wewak.

Construction
Built by Australian Army Pioneer of the 2/7th Infantry Battalion using about 200 native laborers using mostly improvised tools during April 1945.

Wartime History
Used during the closing stages of the New Guinea war by the Australians.

After the capitulation of Japan, the Japanese 18th Army Commander Lt. General Adachi an interpreter and three officers were flown from Hayfield Airfield to Wewak Airstrip for the official surrender ceremony on September 13, 1945 at 10am at Cape Wom Airfield. Lt. General Adachi signed the surrender and handed over his sword in the presence of 3,000 troops drawn from various units of the Australian division.

C-47 Dakota Serial Number A65-38
Crash landed December 12, 1945

Today
Still in use today.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009