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    Bensbach Western Province (Fly) Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Location
Lat 9° 3' 0" S  Long 141° 3' 0" E  Bensbach is located in the interior of New Guinea. Prewar and during the Pacific War, part of the Western District in the Territory of Papua. Today located in Western Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG) near the international border with Papua Province (Provinsi Papua) in Indonesia.

P-38H "Hold Everything" 42-66826
Pilot Durkin force landed November 16, 1943

Bensbach Airfield
Built postwar

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Last Updated
March 20, 2022

 

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