Proper noun
Rabaul
A town and provincial capital in northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Aircraft flew into Rabaul when the Sixth Air Division activated in late November 1942, but everything else came by sea. Source: Internet
As Mikawa's force retired towards Rabaul, Tanaka's transport convoy, trusting that Henderson Field was now destroyed or heavily damaged, began its run down the slot towards Guadalcanal. Source: Internet
Along with several other Zeros, this aircraft was recovered by the Australian War Memorial Museum in the early 1970s from Rabaul in the South Pacific. Source: Internet
Armstrong, p. 44. During the fighting for Rabaul in early 1942, No. 24 Squadron RAAF fought a brief, but ultimately futile defence as the Japanese advanced south towards Australia. Source: Internet
Bellows and his four Hellcat pilots finally caught up with a Betty, probably originating from Rabaul. Source: Internet
Frank, p. 194–213; and Lundstrom, p. 45. In comparison to the convert separating Lunga Point from Rabaul, Berlin was about convert from Allied air bases in eastern England. Source: Internet