| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Lae (closed)Map |
| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: AYLA IATA: LAE Local: - Other: - |
| Date & Photographer | |
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| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 108468 |
| Photo Comment |
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The Qantas base at the old Lae town airstrip. Two Catalinas, an Otter and a DHA Drover can be seen. Flights within the Australian territory of Papua New Guinea and to Australia were taken over by Australian domestic airlines in 1960. Qantas resumed services to and from Australia following PNG independence in 1975. Photo from Col Peck. This photo was added on 9 December 2018, and has since been viewed 585 times. |