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    Kaimana Bay West Papua (West Irian Jaya) Indonesia

Location
Kaimana Bay borders Kaimana and Airtiba on the southern coast of western New Guinea. Prewar and during the Pacific War located in Dutch New Guinea (DNG) in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Today located in West Papua Province (Papua Barat) in Indonesia.

American missions against Kaimana Bay
March 20, 1943–October 29, 1944

A-20G "Florida Gator" 43-21379 Tail W
Pilot Pagh crashed August 11, 1944

A-20G Havoc 43-9392
Pilot Wells crashed August 11, 1944 last reported to the west of Kaimana Bay

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Last Updated
October 23, 2019

 

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