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Baru Destination Guide

Delve into Baru in Papua New Guinea

Baru in the region of East Sepik is a city in Papua New Guinea - some 487 mi or ( 784 km ) North-West of Port Moresby , the country's capital .

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Current time in Baru is now 04:18 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Jayapura, Yuo, Yuo, Yaulong, and Wewak. While being here, make sure to check out Jayapura . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Baru ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

Videos

ArbY28 - Mushu Island.mp4

5:54 min by rhlbeunk
Views: 59 Rating: 5.00

July 2004, we visit George's place on Mushu Island with a group of friends from Wewak, East sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bombing of Wewak

The Bombing of Wewak was a series of air raids by the USAAF Fifth Air Force, on 17–21 August 1943, against the major air base of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force on the mainland of New Guinea, at Wewak. The four raids, over a five-day period, represented a decisive victory for the Allies: the Japanese Fourth Air Army lost about 100 planes on the ground and in the air, reducing its operational strength to about 30 planes. Ten aircraft from the U.S. Fifth Air Force were lost.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.55 143.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1943 in Papua New Guinea, Battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, Battles of World War II involving Australia, Battles of World War II involving Japan, Battles of World War II involving the United States, Conflicts in 1943, South West Pacific theatre of World War II, World War II aerial operations and battles of the Pacific Theatre

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