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{{Short description|World War II airfield in Papua New Guinea}}
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| name=Oro Bay (Cape Sudest) Airfield
| ensign=[[File:Fifth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).svg|60px]]
| partof = [[Fifth Air Force]]
| location=Located in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
| image= Orobaybase-1943.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption=  Oro Bay Base - December 1943
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| pushpin_label= Oro Bay Airfield
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| type=Military airfield
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| controlledby=[[United States Army Air Forces]]
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| built=1944
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| used= 1944
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'''Oro Bay Airfield''' (also known as Cape Sudest Airfield) is a former [[World War II]] airfield in Oro Province, [[Papua New Guinea]]. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.

==History==
Oro Bay Airfield was primarily an emergency landing field, although it was briefly used as a  headquarters base for the [[308th Bombardment Wing (World War II)|308th Bombardment Wing]] (1 February-2 July 1944) and as an operational airfield for the [[417th Bombardment Group]] (28 January-4 February 1944) which flew [[A-20 Havoc]]s. Operational squadrons assigned to the airfield were:
* [[672d Technical Training Squadron|672d Bombardment Squadron]]: 28 January-4 February 1944
* [[673d Bombardment Squadron]]: 28 January-4 February 1944
* [[674th Bombardment Squadron]]: 28 January-4 February 1944

In addition, the [[547th Night Fighter Squadron]] flew a night fighter variant of the [[P-38 Lightning]] and [[P-61 Black Widow]] from the airfield (5 September-6 October 1944).

==See also==

* [[United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific Theatre|USAAF in the Southwest Pacific]]

==References==
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.
* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com www.pacificwrecks.com]

==External links==

{{USAAF 5th Air Force World War II}}

[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1944]]


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