Location
Bay to the west of Rabaul. To the north west is the Watom Island.

Talili Bay Massacre
Following heavy Allied bombing of Rabaul, a group of Allied prisoners were executed at Talili Bay on March 15, 1944. Some of their remains were found postwar and exhumed.

Post War Munitions Dump Area
Many munitions were dumped off the shore of the Kula lodge, including shells, armaments and other war refuse from the nearby tunnel system in the hills and ravines behind the Kula Lodge.

Barge Wreckage
There is the wreckage of several barges sunken in shallow water near the Kula Lodge.

F1M2 Pete
Sunk off Tavui

A6M2 Zero
Sunk as a dive site in the 1980s

F4U-1 Corsair Serial Number NZ5274 Tail Code 74
Pilot Thomson MIA June 20, 1944

TBF-1C Avenger Serial Number NZ2521
Pilot Trolove crashed May 31, 1944

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009