Koepang (Kupang)

West Timor | Indonesia

Lat 10° 10' 0S Long 123° 34' 60E  Located at the south-western edge of Timor.

History
A highly trained unit of Australian commandos landed at Koepang, in Dutch Timor at the start of the war. Their mission was to working with the Dutch and defend Timor from the Japanese.

     Koepang Airfield 

Japanese Army Air Force base, with Ki 46's of the 70th Independent Flying Squadron based there. Today this location is a golf course(?)

 


     Koepang Seaplane Base

Located at Koepang.

 


 

 

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