Fishermans Airfield (also known as Daugo Island Airfield) is a former

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airfield near

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. It was part of a multiple-airfield complex in the Port Moresby area, located offshore of Port Moresby. The island's name is derived from the names of the island's two villages - Dag (on the western tip) and Ugo (eastern tip). It is also known as Fisherman's Island. The airfield on the island was built by the RAAF c. 1944 as an emergency airfield. It was abandoned and has been disused since the war.

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* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Papua New Guinea Airports established in 1944 1944 establishments in the Territory of Papua {{PapuaNewGuinea-struct-stub

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