Location
Lat 9° 40' 5S Long 147° 24' 27E Gaile is located at an elevation of 36' / 10m above sea level on the southern coast of New Guinea. Also known as Gaire Number One, Gaire, Kaile, Gaile, Gaire. To the northwest is Port Moresby. Prewar and during the Pacific War located in the Central District of the Territory of Papua. Today located in Central
Province in Papua
New Guinea (PNG).
P-39D Airacobra Serial Number 41-6970
Pilot Ward force landed May 28, 1942 near the beach, salvaged in 1968
P-40E Warhawk Serial Number 41-24821
Pilot Finburg ditched November 17, 1942
G4M1 Betty
Pilot Tsusaki shot down July 10, 1942 wreckage and bodies recovered during the war
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Last Updated
November 16, 2021
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