Lat 8° 40' 0S Long 150° 55' 0E  Largest Island in the Trobriand Island Group, 25 miles long and 6 miles wide. Located 360 miles south of Rabaul.

History
Never occupied by the Japanese. Americans occupied Kiriwina and Woodlark on June 24 (30?), 1943 virtually unopposed, and began developing an airfield there.

Kiriwina Airfield (South Drome)
Built by Americans, based RAAF and USAAF aircraft

Kiriwina Airfield (North Drome, Crash Strip)
Located to the north of the island

Kiriwina Cub Strip
Located near the eastern coast of the island for light aircraft

Kiriwina Seaplane Base
Located on the south coast at Losuia

 

B-24D Serial Number 42-72800
Pilot Carlson MIA October 25, 1943

B-26 Marauder Serial Number 40-1426
Pilot Herron crashed May 2, 1942 upside down in swampy ground

Yayoi
Sunk by Allied air attack September 11, 1943