What the records say
- When
- 3 Feb 1942 – 17 Aug 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.48° S, 147.19° E
- Description
- 1942 battle
- War
- World War II
Battle of Port Moresby
1942 battle in Papua during WWII
The Battle of Port Moresby was an aerial battle fought between the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and United States Army Air Force (USAAF) on one side and the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy on the other between 3 February 1942 and 17 August 1943 over Port Moresby, Papua.
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