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TARAKAN ISLAND. 28 JUNE 1945. TARAKAN AIRSTRIP WAS REPAIRED AGAINST ALMOST HOPELESS ODDS BY MEMBERS OF 1 AND 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, RAAF AND AIF UNITS. IT WAS OPENED TO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 28 JUNE. SHOWN, A BEAUFIGHTER OF 31 SQUADRON, RAAF, WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING, WITH WHEELS UP, IN A SWAMP NEAR THE AIRSTRIP. IT WAS OUT OF FUEL AND COULD NOT LAND ON THE AIRSTRIP BECAUSE OF KITTYHAWKS IN THE ACT OF LANDING.
TARAKAN ISLAND. 1945-06-28. TARAKAN AIRSTRIP WAS REPAIRED AGAINST ALMOST HOPELESS ODDS BY MEMBERS OF 1 AND 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, RAAF AND AIF UNITS. IT WAS OPENED TO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FOR
TARAKAN ISLAND. 28 JUNE 1945. TARAKAN AIRSTRIP WAS REPAIRED AGAINST ALMOST HOPELESS ODDS BY MEMBERS OF 1 AND 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, RAAF AND AIF UNITS. IT WAS OPENED TO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FO
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-28. TARAKAN AIRSTRIP WAS REPAIRED AGAINST ALMOST HOPELESS ODDS BY MEMBERS OF 1 AND 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, RAAF AND AIF UNITS. IT WAS OPENED TO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FOR
TARAKAN ISLAND. 28 JUNE 1945. TARAKAN AIRSTRIP WAS REPAIRED AGAINST ALMOST HOPELESS ODDS BY MEMBERS OF 1 AND 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, RAAF AND AIF UNITS. IT WAS OPENED TO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FO
TARAKAN ISLAND. 28 JUNE 1945. TARAKAN AIRSTRIP WAS REPAIRED AGAINST ALMOST HOPELESS ODDS BY MEMBERS OF 1 AND 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, RAAF AND AIF UNITS. IT WAS OPENED TO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FO
TARAKAN ISLAND. 28 JUNE 1945. TARAKAN AIRSTRIP WAS REPAIRED AGAINST ALMOST HOPELESS ODDS BY MEMBERS OF 1 AND 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, RAAF AND AIF UNITS. IT WAS OPENED TO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FO
