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    Aitara Autonomous Region of Bougainville Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Location
Lat 6° 43' 35S Long 155° 20' 17E  Aitara is located on the southwest coast of Bougainville Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Bougainville Province) in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Wartime History
During 1942 occupied by the Japanese for the duration of the Pacific War.

American missions against Aitara
December 3, 1943–May 9, 1944

TBF-1 Avenger Bureau Number 23871 Squadron Number 103
Pilot Sparks crashed December 23, 1943

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Last Updated
March 20, 2022

 

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