Location
Kimbe Bay is located on the north coast of New Britain bordering Kimbe, Cape Hoskins (Hoskins), Talasea and the Willaumez Peninsula. Several smaller bays and island comprise the western edge including Stettin Bay, Garua Harbor, Garua Island and Wangore Bay.
Wartime History
On March 1, 1943 a Japanese convoy over eight transports escored by eight destroyers from Rabaul bound for Lae was spotted by B-24D "Miss Deed" 41-24070 off Kimbe Bay and immediately radioed a report and shadowed the convoy. This convoy continued westward and was targeted over the next three days during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
A6M2
Zero Manufacture Number 8224
Ditched December 26, 1943 discovered underwater in 2000
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Last Updated
March 2, 2022
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