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Tsili Tsili Airfield | |
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Part of Fifth Air Force | |
Located in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea | |
Coordinates | 06°50′55.34″S 146°20′59.67″E / 6.8487056°S 146.3499083°E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 |
In use | 1943–1944 |
Tsili Tsili (Tsile-Tsile) Airfield is a former World War II airfield in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The airfield was constructed in secret, behind Japanese lines and played an important role in the allies establishing aerial supremacy over New Guinea. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today has almost totally returned to its natural state.