Jacquinot Bay

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Jacquinot Bay is a coastal area on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea that served as a key Allied landing and base site during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
coastal area
bodyOfWater Solomon Sea NERFINISHED
captureDate 1944
capturedBy Australian Army NERFINISHED
controlledBy Allied forces NERFINISHED
Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
country Papua New Guinea
function airfield site
logistics base
naval anchorage
hasFacility Jacquinot Bay Airfield NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Jacquinot Bay (settlement) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED
East New Britain Province NERFINISHED
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
Southern Hemisphere
locatedOn New Britain NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf New Britain NERFINISHED
partOf New Britain NERFINISHED
region Islands Region of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
strategicImportance staging area for operations on New Britain
support base for isolation of Rabaul
theaterOfWar New Britain campaign NERFINISHED
Pacific War NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC+10
usedAs Allied landing site
Allied military base
usedBy Allied forces NERFINISHED
Australian Army NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED
usedDuring World War II

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