Goroka

MapLat 6° 4' 60S Long 145° 22' 60E  Highland town with airfield built during WWII.

Goroka Airfield
Built by US Army engineers, still in use today

DAP Beaufort Mark VIII Serial Number A9-636
Pilot Hopton, crashed March 9, 1945

JK McCarthy Museum
JK McCarthy Museum
The JK McCarthy museum is off to the side of the Goroka airstrip, a lengthy walk from town. The museum has some WWII relics, including a P-39. The museum is named after an early Australian bushmen.

Ki-61 Tony
Crashed to the north of Goroka, discovered 1980s

 


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