Execution Site Matupi Island (Matupi Island Massacre)
Between 1942-1943, Japanese soldiers massacred fifteen Allied airmen on this island. They were buried in a mass grave.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Australian War Memorial 074498
- Pacific Wrecks
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Museum
Point of interest
- Wreckage Mitsubishi Ki-21 Bomber Rabaul - Matupi
- Remains Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa - Matupi
- Matupi Harbor & Japanese See Plane Base - Matupi
Monument
Cemetery
Fortification
Ship wreck
Crash site
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