Location
Lat 8° 48' 0S Long 148° 20' 60E Horanda village is an inland village in New Guinea. Located to the north of the Samboga River and
northeast of Embi Lakes. To the northeast is Dobodura and southeast is Ulada and east is Borio (Boru). Today located in Oro Province in Papua
New Guinea (PNG).
Wartime History
Late in 1942, the U.S. Army built a built a road to connect Horanda to Ulada and Dobodura to support the battles at Buna, Sanananda and Gona. Afterwards, the area was developed into a major airfield complex that eventually included seven separate airfields in the Horanda area.
Horanda |
Area Airfields |
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located to the east of Dobodura |
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located to the northeast of Horanda 4 |
(No. 3) |
Details unknown |
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Main airfield at Dobodura complex |
(No. 5) |
Details unknown |
(No. 6) |
Details unknown |
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American built, in use today |
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Last Updated
March 20, 2022
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