Lakunai Airfield, later known as Rabaul Airport; was an aerodrome located near Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It was located at the foot of Tavurvur volcano, near Matupit Island. The airport was destroyed by the 1994 eruption that destroyed the town of Rabaul and subsequently a new airport was built and opened at Tokua, on the opposite side of the Rabaul caldera. The former airport was located at 04°13′S152°11′E / 4.217°S 152.183°E / -4.217; 152.183 (Rabaul Airport (old)).[1]
^Airport information for AYRB at Great Circle Mapper.
LakunaiAirfield, later known as Rabaul Airport; was an aerodrome located near Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It was located at the foot of...
of the Model 52. One plane of such arrangement was photographed at LakunaiAirfield ("Rabaul East") in the second half of 1943, and has been published...
dispersed, with companies at Praed Point, Talili Bay, Lakunaiairfield, and another inland at Vunakanau airfield, while other elements covered the coastal approaches...
the four-engined bomber down. The Tainan Air Group moved from Lae to Lakunaiairfield on Rabaul the next day. Rabaul soon became known as "the fighter pilot...
of 11th Air Fleet) 201 Air Group (LakunaiAirfield, Rabaul) 204 Air Group (Lakunai) 253 Air Group (Tobera Airfield, Rabaul) 2nd Air Flotilla (sub-unit...
and for Americans to fight. Eventually, he cooled off and returned to Lakunai. Later, to everyone's amazement, the seriously wounded Sakai arrived. Struck...
the force. Designated Lark Force, it tasks included protecting the airfields at Lakunai and Vunakanau and the seaplane base in Simpson Harbour, as well as...
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