Location
Dyaul Island is located to the south of the northwestern end of New Ireland. Also known as Djaul Island. To the southwest is Meit Island. Today located in the Tikana Rural LLG in Kavieng District in New Ireland Province in Papua
New Guinea.
References
The Hanford Morning Journal "Dyaul Island Scene of New Jap Airdrome" April 29, 1943 page 9
"An Allied flier's report indicated today the Japanese had developed a new landing area at Dyaul Island, south of New Ireland... The flier, on night reconnaissance over the important enemy base at Kavieng, New Ireland, spotted plane landing lights and flares on the water off Dyaul. He turned in to strafe the area but was unable to observe results. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's spokesman hinted that the area may be one of the newly built enemy landing fields from which the Japanese hope to launch an attack against Australia.
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October 23, 2019
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