Location
Lat 9°19'S Long 149°13'E Keppel Point is a low point on the southern coast of New Guinea. Fringed by numerous reefs and shoals between Black Headed Rocks and Veale Reef. To the west is Hood Bay and Hood Point. To the east is Keakoro Bay. Prewar and during the Pacific War known as the Central District of the Territory of Papua. Today located in the Rigo District of Central Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
B-25C "The Queen" 41-12472
Pilot
Heiss MIA September 4, 1942 between Hood Point and Keppel Point
Beaufort Mark VI Serial Number A9-89
Pilot
Bernard crashed September 28, 1942
References
Pub. 164 Sailing Direction (Enroute) New Guinea (2020) page 152, 207 (9.40 Keppel Point), 267 (index Keppel Point)
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March 20, 2022
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