| TULUVU’S
AIR WAR by Richard L. Dunn © 2003 |
| This monograph surveys air combat operations and related activities conducted
in the vicinity of a single Japanese airbase on New Britain Island during
World War II. The aim is not only to compile details that tell a story from
a narrow perspective but to use that perspective to shed light on the broader
context as well. It is hoped that both the expert and newcomer to the subject
will find something of interest here.
Tuluvu is located on Cape Gloucester (and it is by that name it was
known to the Allies) on the western extremity of New Britain’s north
coast (147-25E, 5-27S). It was in the Allied Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA)
and Japan’s Southeast Area. It is part of the modern country of
Papua-New Guinea. |