Morotai Island 1944 RAAF Airfield Construction Squadron 14S 14

Meandering to Morotai

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July 10th 2014
July 11, 2014 A long-held dream is about to become reality. On August 20 2014 my brother Rob and I start our meandering way from Melbourne's Tullamarine airport to Daruba, Morotai Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, to commemorate an historic event that occurred 70 years ago, during World War 2. The founding of this travel dream began on September 18, 1944 when ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » North Maluku

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more