20.12.2007, 17:14
~S~Skunk,
Are you looking for photos of the airfield, or the mission station there?
![[Image: buin_2.jpg]](http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/pacettid/buin_2.jpg)
I found this shot of the airfield, with the following caption: "Elements of the Zuikaku Sentoki-Tai (Zuikaku Fighter Force) operated from Buin airfield on Bougainville Island during January and February 1943 while on temporary duty, detached from their ship, the aircraft carrier Zuikaku. This unit claimed about 40 victories while flying aerial cover operations in support of Japanese troop units being evacuated from Guadalcanal. Warrant Officer Shigemi, flying his A6M2 Reisen Type Zero Carrier-Based Fighter Model 21, s/n 6544, tail number AI-1-129, was shot down and killed in combat on February 4, 1943 while flying as a member of the Zuikaku Fighter Force on Bougainville."
Location on Google Earth is 155
Are you looking for photos of the airfield, or the mission station there?
I found this shot of the airfield, with the following caption: "Elements of the Zuikaku Sentoki-Tai (Zuikaku Fighter Force) operated from Buin airfield on Bougainville Island during January and February 1943 while on temporary duty, detached from their ship, the aircraft carrier Zuikaku. This unit claimed about 40 victories while flying aerial cover operations in support of Japanese troop units being evacuated from Guadalcanal. Warrant Officer Shigemi, flying his A6M2 Reisen Type Zero Carrier-Based Fighter Model 21, s/n 6544, tail number AI-1-129, was shot down and killed in combat on February 4, 1943 while flying as a member of the Zuikaku Fighter Force on Bougainville."
Location on Google Earth is 155