Bonis Airfield was an aerodrome located on the Bonis Peninsula, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. It was located south of the Buka Passage and Buka...
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Bonis or Bónis may refer to: People David Bonis (d. 1930), Canadian politician Désirée Bonis (b. 1959), Dutch politician and diplomat Francesco De Bonis...
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Buka Airport (redirect from Buka Airfield)
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Imperial Japanese Navy had Bonis Airfield constructed to serve as an auxiliary landing strip for Buka Airfield. The airfields' proximity to one another...
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airfields are visible, Buka Airfield (center) and Bonis Airfield (left). Today, Buka Airfield has become Bougainville's major airport, whereas Bonis Airfield...
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On 1 November, Spence participated in the bombardment of Buka and Bonis airfields and of Japanese positions in the Shortland Islands to support the Landings...
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and Bougainville Islands. On 1 November, Montpelier shelled the Buka‑Bonis airfields on the northern tip of Bougainville, and hit the Japanese defenses...
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and on the night of 31 October – 1 November 1943, bombarded Buka and Bonis airfields and targets in the Shortlands. The next night her force intercepted...
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Point Leyte Bacolod, Negros, Visayas Ballale, Fauro Island, Solomon Islands Bonis, Bougainville, Solomon Islands Brunei Bay, Brunei, North Borneo Buka Island...
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bravery in leading a mission escorting B-25 bombers to bomb Buka and Bonis airfields. The bombers destroyed 21 of the 25 aircraft on the ground. Baldwin...
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