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Wards Airfield is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The airfield was abandoned after the war and was developed into the Waigani area of Port Moresby. The airfield was named in honor of Australian Lt. Col. K. H. Ward, who was involved with its construction and was KIA on 27 August 1942, during the fighting at Isurava on the Kokoda Trail. It was also known as "5-Mile or 5-Mile Drome" by Americans, for its distance from Port Moresby.

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  • Wards Airfield is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The airfield was abandoned after the war and was developed into the Waigani area of Port Moresby. The airfield was named in honor of Australian Lt. Col. K. H. Ward, who was involved with its construction and was KIA on 27 August 1942, during the fighting at Isurava on the Kokoda Trail. It was also known as "5-Mile or 5-Mile Drome" by Americans, for its distance from Port Moresby. (en)
  • O Aeródromo de Wards foi um aeródromo durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial localizado perto de Port Moresby, na Papua-Nova Guiné. Construído pelo Esquadrão de Construção de Aeródromos N.º 5 da Real Força Aérea Australiana, este aeródromo foi abandonado depois da guerra depois de ser extensivamente usado pelos australianos e pela Quinta Força Aérea entre 1942 e 1945. Era conhecido pelos norte-americanos como o 5 Mile Drome. (pt)
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  • Located near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (en)
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  • Wards Airfield is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The airfield was abandoned after the war and was developed into the Waigani area of Port Moresby. The airfield was named in honor of Australian Lt. Col. K. H. Ward, who was involved with its construction and was KIA on 27 August 1942, during the fighting at Isurava on the Kokoda Trail. It was also known as "5-Mile or 5-Mile Drome" by Americans, for its distance from Port Moresby. (en)
  • O Aeródromo de Wards foi um aeródromo durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial localizado perto de Port Moresby, na Papua-Nova Guiné. Construído pelo Esquadrão de Construção de Aeródromos N.º 5 da Real Força Aérea Australiana, este aeródromo foi abandonado depois da guerra depois de ser extensivamente usado pelos australianos e pela Quinta Força Aérea entre 1942 e 1945. Era conhecido pelos norte-americanos como o 5 Mile Drome. (pt)
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