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| Location McMullen Strip was located near Sani village near the mouth of the Ramu River inland from the north coast of New Guinea. Today located in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Construction On May 18, 1944 U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) Captain Harry L. McMullen bailed out from P-47D Thunderbolt 42-75239 and landed near this location. The next day an L-5 piloted by a member of the 69th Fighter Squadron located McMullen who had laid out his parachute to indicate his position at the edge of a clearing. Over the next eleven days, McMullen began clearing an airfield at this location to facilitate his rescue. Wartime History On May 30, 1944 L-5 piloted by Lt. Guy Johnson from the 25th Liaison Squadron landed in a kunai grass covered clearing, but was unable to take off. Together, Johnson and McMullen worked for two days to clear the grass into a larger runway that was dubbed "McMullen Strip". On May 31, 1944 the L-5 attempted to take off twice but was unable to get airborne until the third try and returned to Saidor Airfield. Afterwards, a group of Indian Prisoners Of War (POW) gathered near the clearing and McMullen Strip. They were spotted and dropped messages and supplies and worked to further expand the strip. Later, L-5s from the 25th Liaison Squadron rescued 27 Indian POWs from this location. Today Disused since the Pacific War. The precise location of McMullen Strip is unknown. References Thanks to Edward Rogers for additional research and analysis Contribute
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