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WWII airborne landing of 1943
Nadzab was an airborne landing on 5 September 1943 during the New Guinea campaign of World War II in conjunction with the landing at Lae. The Nadzab action
Landing_at_Nadzab
Village in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
The Nadzab Airport is located East of Nadzab Village and was the site of the only Allied paratrooper assault in New Guinea on 5 September 1943. Nadzab is
Nadzab
Domestic airport in Nadzab, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Nadzab Airport, officially named Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport, is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres (26 mi) outside Lae, Morobe
Lae_Nadzab_Airport
Species of beetle
Elaphropus nadzab is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae. It was described by Darlington in 1962. "Elaphropus nadzab (Darlington, 1962)"
Elaphropus_nadzab
1951 aviation accident
Australia DHA-3 Drover operating the flight crashed whilst approaching Lae Nadzab Airport, killing all 7 occupants on board. The investigation determined
Qantas_Flight_LW
City in Morobe, Papua New Guinea
country and thus serves as the main referral centre for cancer patients. Nadzab Airport is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) outside Lae City, along the Highlands
Lae
Part of the New Guinea campaign of World War II
around Salamaua, in early September they launched an airborne assault on Nadzab, and a seaborne landing near Lae, subsequently taking the town with simultaneous
Salamaua–Lae_campaign
airdrop of the US Army's 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers at Nadzab, New Guinea in 1943. https://web.archive.org/web/20100802224218/http://www
M10_smoke_tank
2011 aviation accident in Papua New Guinea
from Lae Nadzab Airport, to Madang Airport. On board were two flight crew, a flight attendant, and 29 passengers. The plane departed from Nadzab at 16:47
Airlines_PNG_Flight_1600
1943 engagement in New Guinea
– Finisterre Range campaign of World War II. Following the landings at Nadzab and at Lae, the Allies attempted to exploit their success with an advance
Battle_of_Kaiapit
Battalion of the Australian Army in World War II
Battalion—although authorised—was never raised. Established at Camp Diddy, near Nadzab, and drawing personnel from the PIR's depot battalion, 3 NGIB completed
3rd New Guinea Infantry Battalion
3rd_New_Guinea_Infantry_Battalion
Squadron of the United States Air Force
American troops and an amphibious landing of Australian soldiers, who seized Nadzab and Lae in early September. The air attacks on the Japanese airfields and
8th Special Operations Squadron
8th_Special_Operations_Squadron
Village in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
meters above sea level. northwest of Lae, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Nadzab. The landscape is typically lowland rainforest. Anticlines in the vicinity
9_Mile,_Lae
Closed airport in Lae, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea. The airport was closed in the 1980s, in favour of Lae Nadzab Airport, which was able to accommodate larger jet aircraft. The airport
Lae_Airfield
1943 battle fought in New Guinea
landings in mid-September 1943, in conjunction with airborne landings around Nadzab. The fighting around Lababia Ridge took place at the same time as the Battle
Battle_of_Lababia_Ridge
Australian Army artillery regiment
2/4th parachuted with two short 25 Pounder guns in the airborne landing at Nadzab airstrip in New Guinea in support of the U.S. Army's 503rd Parachute Infantry
2/4th Field Regiment (Australia)
2/4th_Field_Regiment_(Australia)
United States Army general (1880–1964)
Division on 4 September 1943. The next day, MacArthur watched the landing at Nadzab by the 503rd Parachute Infantry. His B-17 made the trip on three engines
Douglas_MacArthur
Japanese; Tami Islands were secured after the landings and Nassau Bay, Lae and Nadzab. The Tami Islands include four atolls, two of which are very small, and
Tami_Islands
Highest mountain in Papua New Guinea
crashed into the mountain while it was flying too low. The aircraft left from Nadzab airbase, close to Lae, and had been assigned for a reconnaissance mission
Mount_Wilhelm
Military unit
around Salamaua, in early September they launched an airborne assault on Nadzab (see below), and a seaborne landing near Lae (see below), taking the town
New_Guinea_Force
Military unit
New Guinea, 11 August 1943 Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, October 1943 Gusap Airfield, New Guinea, 5 February 1944 Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, 9 June
40th_Flight_Test_Squadron
Australian Army unit
Greece 1941, South West Pacific 1942–1945, Bobdubi II, Finisterres, Lae–Nadzab, Hari River, Borneo. Commanders Current commander Lieutenant Colonel Matthew
5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment
5th/6th_Battalion,_Royal_Victoria_Regiment
Military units deployed via parachute
Army's 2/4th Field Regiment made a highly successful, unopposed landing at Nadzab, during the Salamaua-Lae campaign. This was the first Allied airborne assault
Airborne_forces
Military unit
New Guinea in July 1943. The 55th participated in the airborne assault on Nadzab, New Guinea, on 5 September 1943. During 1944, the 55th also operated Boeing
55th_Airlift_Flight
Airport crash tender
Wellington Airport, Auckland Airport, Christchurch Airport Papua New Guinea: Lae Nadzab Airport Peru: Peruvian Air Force, Jorge Chávez International Airport Philippines:
Rosenbauer_Panther
US Air Force unit
enlisted members of their engineering sections, were air-transported to Nadzab, New Guinea, where they received the group's new P-51 aircraft. The separated
353rd_Special_Operations_Wing
Military unit
transportation in Pacific Theater, and participated in the airborne assault on Nadzab, New Guinea, on 5 September 1943 during World War II. The 58th were inactivated
58th_Airlift_Squadron
Land warfare branch of the Australian Defence Force
successful combined amphibious landing at Lae and an airborne landing at Nadzab. The seaborne assault was notable as it was the first large–scale amphibious
Australian_Army
Military unit
Papua, New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea. The company's headquarters moved to Nadzab in June 1944, by which time stations had been established as far as Hollandia
New Guinea Air Warning Wireless
New_Guinea_Air_Warning_Wireless
as the Nadzab Airport, a United States Air Force base, became operational. Fierce political squabbling over the pros and cons of Lae and Nadzab continued
History_of_Lae
Amphibious landing of World War II
conjunction with the airborne landing at Nadzab, and was followed by a drive on Lae by the 7th Division from Nadzab and the 9th from the landing beaches,
Landing_at_Lae
WW2 Australian Army formation
landings at Nadzab, west of Lae, divisional troops were flown to the Ramu Valley and Markham Valley between 7 and 12 September. Beginning at Nadzab, where
7th_Division_(Australia)
American physician
New Guinea in January 1944. The 233rd station hospital was positioned in Nadzab and the 237th at Finschafen. These hospitals provided the first treatment
Charles_William_Mayo
Military unit
(320 km) to reinforce Finschhafen after the Allied landings at Lae and Nadzab on 4 September 1943. Katagiri was the primary Japanese commander at the
20th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
20th_Division_(Imperial_Japanese_Army)
Military unit
out of Port Moresby, in early September the 7th Division was flown into Nadzab, and the 2/16th supported operations to capture Lae. After this, it was
2/16th_Battalion_(Australia)
Military unit
October 1943. By early November 1943, the two echelons had rejoined at Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea. Transported troops and carried cargo, such
433rd_Operations_Group
Airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army
at Fort Benning. The 503rd's first operation was an unopposed landing at Nadzab, in the Markham Valley, New Guinea, on 5 September 1943. Although the landings
503rd_Infantry_Regiment
Infantry battalion of the Australian Army during World War II
amphibious landing to the east of the town while the 7th advanced overland from Nadzab. After sailing from Cairns in late July, the battalion staged out of Milne
2/13th_Battalion_(Australia)
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
Vengeance aircraft. After a period of training the squadron deployed to Nadzab in New Guinea in February 1944 and flew its first bombing missions against
No._23_Squadron_RAAF
Military unit
Sanananda–Cape Killerton, Milne Bay, Mount Tambu, Tambu Bay, Komiatum, Lae–Nadzab, Lae Road, Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Ramu Valley, Shaggy Ridge
Royal_Queensland_Regiment
1943 conflict in New Guinea
rugged and aptly named Finisterre Ranges. In the wake of the landing at Nadzab on 5 September 1943, and the subsequent capture of Lae on 16 September,
Battle_of_Dumpu
1944 WWII battle in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea in World War II. Following the Allied capture of Lae and Nadzab, the Australian 9th Division had been committed to a quick follow up action
Battle_of_Shaggy_Ridge
Flag carrier of Papua New Guinea
Kavieng Kavieng Airport Kundiawa Cimbu Airport Kiunga Kiunga Airport Lae Lae Nadzab Airport Lihir Lihir Island Airport Lorengau Lorengau Airport Madang Madang
Air_Niugini
Australian fighter aircraft produced by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
A No. 4 Squadron Boomerang and ground crew at Nadzab, New Guinea, October 1943
CAC_Boomerang
economic repair in an emergency landing shortly after take-off from Lae Nadzab Airport in Papua New Guinea. An engine had lost power and a wing was ripped
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1980s
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_DC-3_in_the_1980s
Military unit
landed unopposed at Lae forcing the NGVR detachment to withdraw west towards Nadzab, while another battalion from the South Sea's Force landed further south
New_Guinea_Volunteer_Rifles
Australian engineer and soldier
25-pounder, of which some 213 were produced. It was first used in the landing at Nadzab in September 1943, when two short 25-pounders were dropped by parachute
John O'Brien (Australian Army officer)
John_O'Brien_(Australian_Army_officer)
Military unit
Australia, 9 April 1942 Dobodura Airfield, New Guinea, 9 October 1943 Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, 19 December 1943 Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands, Netherlands
2nd_Bombardment_Squadron
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
Vengeance No. 24 Squadron deployed to New Guinea in August 1943 operating from Nadzab where it provided support to Australian Army and United States Marine Corps
No._24_Squadron_RAAF
Military unit
Australia, 15 June 1943 Port Moresby, New Guinea, by c. 5 August 1943 Nadzab, New Guinea, by 21 February 1944 Biak, New Guinea, September 1944 Clark
301st_Intelligence_Squadron
Allied amphibious landing of World War II
weather, the airbase was completed and proved useful. Whereas the base at Nadzab was surrounded by mountains and was therefore unsuited for missions that
Landing_at_Saidor
Military unit
November 1943 Gurney Airfield, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, 4–27 January 1944 Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, 27 January–28 June 1944 Detachment at Wakde Island
421st_Fighter_Squadron
Covert aerial reconnaissance mission
January 1944 two Ferret B-24 aircraft with the 63rd Bomb Squadron were at Lae Nadzab Airport. In the 1960s, almost 100 aircrew died, or became unaccounted for
Ferret_mission
Military unit
on Biak, an island north of New Guinea, on 6 January 1945, then moved to Nadzab Airfield on the main island, where it began towing targets for artillery
914th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
914th_Expeditionary_Air_Refueling_Squadron
Storage container with an attached parachute
The Storpedo was test dropped from a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft at Nadzab in New Guinea in 1944. The Storepedo was used by Australian and US forces
Storepedo
Military unit
Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 27 August 1943 Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 5 November 1943 Hollandia Airfield Complex
69th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron
US Air Force unit
Stoneman, California, 26 March – 9 April 1944 Australia, 30 April 1944 Nadzab, New Guinea, 5 May 1944 Hollandia, New Guinea, 25 June 1944 Biak Island
8th_Intelligence_Squadron
Part of the New Guinea Campaign of the Pacific Theater (World War II)
towards the town where they were to link up with 7th Division advancing from Nadzab. Meanwhile, Australian and US forces mounted diversionary attacks around
Huon_Peninsula_campaign
Military unit
Port Moresby Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 12 August – 1 September 1943 Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 25 March 1944 Hollandia Airfield Complex,
432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
432d_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron
US Air Force night fighter in service 1944-1954
Deployed to Southwest Pacific, January 1944; received P-61s in June 1944 at Nadzab Airfield, PNG. Operated in Papua New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, Philippines
Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow
Ridge Bobdubi II Nassau Bay Mubo II Mount Tambu Tambu Bay Komiatum Lae – Nadzab Busu River Lae Road Finschhafen Scarlet Beach Bumi River Defence of Scarlet
Battle and theatre honours of the Australian Army
Battle_and_theatre_honours_of_the_Australian_Army
Topics referred to by the same term
of Morobe Province and the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea Lae Nadzab Airport, IATA code LAE Lae Airfield, former IATA code LAE Lae Atoll, atoll
LAE
Military unit
September 1942 Dobodura Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 10 December 1943 Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 4 March 1944 Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands
43rd Air Mobility Operations Group
43rd_Air_Mobility_Operations_Group
Unit of the US Air Force, part of the 60th Operations Group
the 21st Troop Carrier Squadron. It participated in paratroop drops at Nadzab, New Guinea, in September 1942. It continued to fly combat resupply and
21st_Airlift_Squadron
landings in mid-September 1943 in conjunction with airborne landings around Nadzab. The initial phase of the fighting around Bobdubi was characterised mainly
Battle_of_Bobdubi
Military unit
September 1943 Port Moresby Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 7 November 1943 Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 20 January 1944 Mokmer Airfield, Biak, Netherlands
71st_Operations_Group
Military unit
Guinea, 23 January 1943 Dobodura Airfield, New Guinea, 29 October 1943 Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, April 1944 Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands, Netherlands
63rd_Bombardment_Squadron
Part of World War II
Ridge Battle of Mount Tambu 'Operation Postern Landing at Lae Landing at Nadzab Bombing of Wewak (17–21 August 1943) Finisterre Range campaign (1943–1944)
New_Guinea_campaign
US Air Force unit
10 February 1943 Dobodura Airfield Complex, New Guinea, December 1943 Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, c. 23 February 1944 Mokmer Airfield, Biak
320th_Missile_Squadron
List of leading WWII commanders
War II New Guinea campaign Kokoda Track campaign Battle of Wau Landing at Nadzab Commander-in-chief of Australian Armed Forces and commander-in-chief of
Commanders_of_World_War_II
Australian general (1895–1945)
second campaign in New Guinea, leading the 7th Division in the Landing at Nadzab and the subsequent Finisterre Range campaign. By mid-1944, his health had
George_Alan_Vasey
Australian Army Reserve unit
Sari-Bair, Gallipoli, Egypt 1915–1916. Second World War: Bardia 1941, Lae–Nadzab, North Africa 1940–1941, Busu River, North Africa 1941–1942, Finschafen
11th/28th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment
11th/28th_Battalion,_Royal_Western_Australia_Regiment
on Nassau Bay Battle of Roosevelt Ridge Battle of Mount Tambu Landing on Nadzab Landing on Lae Operation Chronicle Bombing of Wewak Markham, Ramu, and Finisterre
Outline_of_the_Pacific_War
WWII Australian infantry unit
unopposed at Lae forcing the NGVR detachment there to withdraw west towards Nadzab, while another battalion from the Japanese South Sea's Force landed further
Papuan_Infantry_Battalion
Australians and Americans land at Lae in Japanese-held territory Landing at Nadzab 5 September American/Australian airborne landing defeats Japanese forces
List_of_battles_1901–2000
1943 battle in New Guinea during WWII
involved, but the road was still incomplete when the Allied landings at Nadzab and Lae caused work to be suspended. For the Allies, Wau became an important
Battle_of_Wau
WWII battle in the Pacific Theater
Force Advanced Echelon (ADVON), decided to move the 8th Fighter Group to Nadzab and replace it with RAAF Kittyhawk squadrons from Kiriwina. No. 78 Wing
Battle_of_Cape_Gloucester
Infantry brigade of the Australian Army during World War II
was committed to the capture of Lae, as the 7th Division was flown into Nadzab to begin the advance from there, while the 9th Division carried out another
25th_Brigade_(Australia)
Military unit
June – 6 July 1943 Port Moresby Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 21 July 1943 Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 25 September 1943 (operated from Tadji Airfield
66th_Training_Squadron
Battalion of the Australian Army during World War II
Markham Valley, the battalion concentrated at Camp Diddy, located near Nadzab in August 1944, where they were formed into several rifle companies, which
1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion
1st_New_Guinea_Infantry_Battalion
Field gun / howitzer
decision. The guns were first used by the 7th Division during the landing at Nadzab. A 32-man detachment of the 2/4th Field Regiment was dropped by parachute
Ordnance_QF_25-pounder_Short
Military unit
bombers. No. 77 Wing commenced operations in early 1944, flying out of Nadzab, Papua New Guinea. Soon afterwards, however, the Vengeance units were withdrawn
No._77_Wing_RAAF
Battalion of the Australian Army during World War II
during the Allied campaigns in New Guinea. After forming at Camp Diddy, near Nadzab, training was undertaken and in early June 1945, the battalion was allocated
2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion
2nd_New_Guinea_Infantry_Battalion
Series of air raids on Wewak
Washington, D.C. Odgers, George (1957). "Chapter 5 – Air Support During the Lae–Nadzab–Finschhafen Operations". Volume II – Air War Against Japan, 1943–1945. Australia
Bombing_of_Wewak
US Air Force unit
the Southwest Pacific, seizing enemy bases and cutting supply lines at Nadzab, New Guinea, on 5 September 1943. They made the first trip to Morotai Island
57th_Weapons_Squadron
Former infantry battalion of the Australian Army
an airlift into Nadzab, in support of US paratroopers. On 7 September 1943, while the battalion's personnel waited to fly out to Nadzab from Jackson's
2/33rd_Battalion_(Australia)
New Guinea Tabubil (Tabubil Airport) Port Moresby (Jacksons Airport) Lae (Nadzab Airport) Madang (Madang Airport) Mount Hagen (Kagamuga Airport) Goroka (Goroka
Asia_Pacific_Airlines_(PNG)
Military unit
Australia, 24 November 1943 Lae Airfield, New Guinea, 11 February 1944 Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 16 February 1944 Biak, New Guinea, 7 September
25th Air Support Operations Squadron
25th_Air_Support_Operations_Squadron
Battle during WW II
Australian forces from Major General George Vasey's 7th Division, advancing from Nadzab, had captured Lae, as part of a pincer undertaken in conjunction with Major
Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's Ridge
Battle_of_John's_Knoll–Trevor's_Ridge
22nd Bombardment Group Transitioned from B-25/B-26 to B-24s at Nadzab, New Guinea in February 1944 Operated from Netherlands East Indies, Philippines,
B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces
B-24_Liberator_units_of_the_United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Regiment made an unopposed parachute drop at Nadzab, just west of Lae. Once the airborne forces secured Nadzab Airfield the 7th Division was flown in and
Australia_in_World_War_II
United States Army Air Forces general
Australian troops at Wanigela. A year later, American paratroops landed at Nadzab, enabling the Australian 7th Division to be flown in. The ultimate challenge
George_Kenney
Australian Army expeditionary force during World War II
1943. The 7th Division, now under Major General George Vasey, fought at Nadzab and in the Finisterre Range campaign. Meanwhile, the 9th Division, now under
Second Australian Imperial Force
Second_Australian_Imperial_Force
Day of the year
Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua–Lae campaign. 1944 – Belgium, Netherlands
September_5
Military unit
Division for the Finisterre Range campaign, during which they moved from Nadzab to Dumpu and helped to clear the Ramu Valley in early 1944, securing the
24th_Battalion_(Australia)
Americans and the Australians worked to build roads into the aerodrome from Nadzab, 3.5 miles (5.5 kilometres) away, and upgrade the landing strip to enable
Tsili_Tsili_Airfield
Military unit
c. 11 May 1943 Dobodura Airfield, Papua New Guinea, c. 13 December 1943 Nadzab Airfield, Papua New Guinea, 12 March 1944 Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands
403d_Bombardment_Squadron
Infantry battalion of the Australian Army
brigade-level exercise in late August and early September before being flown to Nadzab on 7 September. From there they took part in the Salamaua–Lae campaign,
2/25th_Battalion_(Australia)
Grammar School Richard Kelliher 1943 Second World War 2/25th Battalion Nadzab, New Guinea AWM Edward Kenna 1945 Second World War 2/4th Battalion Wewak
List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients
List_of_Australian_Victoria_Cross_recipients
Military unit
from Port Moresby Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 8 August – 3 October 1943 Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 26 March 1944 Hollandia Airfield Complex,
431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
431st_Expeditionary_Reconnaissance_Squadron
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