Samarinda

MapLat 0° 30' 0S Long 117° 9' 0E  Located on the Eastern coast of Borneo, to the 120 miles northeast of Balikpapan

Samarinda Naval Headquarters
The Japanese Naval HQ on Borneo

 

 

     Samarinda II Airfield

Construction
Dutch built airstrip, located in thick jungle near a river.

Wartime History
Briefly used in early 1942 by US Army B-17's, using Dutch fuel and bombs.

 

 

 

 

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