 Lat
1° 0' 0N Long 128° 0' 0E
Visible from Moratai,
this heavily fortified island had 20,000 Japanese soldiers on it. Wisely
bypassed by Allied forces, the Japanese were left to stare, cut off
from supply and their HQ until the end of the war.
| Djailolo Drome (Djailolo
No. 1, No. 2) |
(No 1 Strip) Lat 127°27'0" Long 1°4'0"
(No 2 Strip) Lat 127°30'0" Long 1°10'0"
Japanese airfield
on the north-western coast of the Halmahera, with two runways.
Some referneces list one of the runways as an emergency strip.
American Missions Against Djailolo
September 5, 1944 - January 3, 1945
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Kaoe
Lat 127°54'0" Long 1°12'0"
| Kaoe
Drome (Kaoe I, Kaoe II) |
Location
Kaoe I - Lat 1° 12' 0" Long 127° 54' 0"
Kaoe II - Lat 1° 12' 0" Long 127° 54' 0"
 Wartime History
Japanese airfield on the north-eastern coast
of the Halmahera, with two runways.
American Missions Against Kaoe
August 21, 1944 - December 7, 1944
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Kaoe
Bay
Lat
1° 10' 60N Long 127° 54' 0E Located on the Northern spur of the east coast.
| Kaoe
Bay Seaplane Base |
Location
Lat 127°54'0" Long 1°12'0" Located at Kaoe Bay, along Kaoe.
Japanese Units
Based
934th Kokutai (detachment of F1M Petes & E13A Jakes)
American Missions
Against Kaoe Bay
August 11 - October 26, 1944
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Sofifi (Oba)
Lat 0° 43' 60N Long 127° 32' 60E Located on the north-eastern coast of Halmahera Island, along Dodinga Bay.
| Sofifi Airfield (Oba Airfield) |
Location
Lat 0° 45' 0" Long 127° 34' 0" Located on the north-eastern coast of Halmahera Island, along Dodinga Bay and north of the Oba River.
Wartime History
Used by the Japanese.
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Miti
Lat 128°4'0" Long 1°34'0"
| Miti Drome (Miti
Island) |
Japanese airfield on Miti Island, just off the
eastern coast of the Halmahera.
American Missions Against Miti
August 16, 1944 - August 5, 1945
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| Lolobato
Drome |
Lat 128°6'0" Long 1°17'0"
 Construction
Japanese built airfield on a peninsula,
Hate
Tabaco is on the other side of the peninsula, but the strips
were not connected, although close together.
American Missions Against Lolobato
July 27, 1944 - August 8, 1945
Bob Rocker adds:
"The 80th FS got kills there including ace Cy Homer. A 307th
BG crew member told me every time they went to Lolobata,
the Japanese got real pissed off."
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| Hate
Tabako Drome (Hatetabako) |
 Construction
Japanese built airfield on a peninsula, Lolobato is on the other side of the peninsula, but the strips were not
connected, although close together.
Missions Against Hate Tabako
September 10, 1944 - December 26, 1944
Bob Rocker adds:
"I got this photo from Jim
Kendall of the 307th BG Long Rangers he said Japanese anti-aircraft
fire was a Problem every time they showed up it really pissed
the Japs off and 80th FS pilot Cy Homer got a Ki-43 Oscar kill
there in July 27 1944 McGuire got a kill there that day,
ace Ken Giroux from the 36FS got a Kill there on the 27th plus
several other members of the 80th FS and the 431FS also got Kills
that day and just a short distance away at the Galela drome the
Ace's from the 35th FS including Dick West knocked down 6 Jap
Tony's so July 27 was bad day for Japanese Army Aviation in the
Halmaheras."
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Ternate
Island
Island to the west of Halmahera.
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