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10 unusual facts about New Britain


110th Bomb Squadron

Was deployed to Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific in the fall of 1943 and flew reconnaissance missions over New Britain, New Guinea, and the Admiralty Islands from bases in New Guinea and Biak.

71st Operations Group

It moved to California in December 1941 and flew antisubmarine patrols off the west coast, then moved to the Southwest Pacific in the fall of 1943 and flew reconnaissance missions over New Britain, New Guinea, and the Admiralty Islands from bases in New Guinea and Biak.

Allonautilus scrobiculatus

Allonautilus scrobiculatus, also known as the crusty nautilus, is a species of nautilus native to the waters around New Guinea, specifically New Britain and Milne Bay, and the Solomon Islands.

Canarium acutifolium

Canarium acutifolium is a forest tree species, of the plant family Burseraceae, growing naturally in New Guinea, the Moluccas, Sulawesi, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville and in lowland north-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Eucalypt

Eucalyptus deglupta has naturally spread the furthest from its Eucalyptus genus Australian geographic origins, as the only species known growing naturally in the nearby northern hemisphere, from New Guinea to New Britain, Sulawesi, Seram Island to Mindanao, Philippines.

Japanese minesweeper W-26

On 2 November, W-26 was damaged by bombs, while at Rabaul, New Britain, and beached to prevent her loss.

Life on Fire

Animals in New Britain have adapted to live with the activity of the local volcano near the city of Rabaul.

New Britain

On 23 January, Japanese marines landed by the thousands, starting the Battle of Rabaul.

Penn Kimball

Kimball was one of three siblings, born to a middle class family in New Britain, Connecticut.

Skip bombing

The first time skip bombing was used in action by U.S. pilots was at the base of Rabaul on New Britain.


31st Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment

The battalion took no further part in the fighting and after the Japanese surrender the battalion was moved to Nauru and Ocean Island to carry out garrison duties where they remained until December 1945 when they were transferred to Rabaul on New Britain.

Bothrochilus

Found on the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, including Umboi, New Britain, Gasmata (off the southern coast), Duke of York and nearby Mioko, New Ireland and nearby Tatau (off the east coast), the New Hanover Islands and Nissan Island, the type locality given is "Nouvelle Irlande" (New Ireland).

Endotricha thermidora

It was described by Hampson in 1916, and is known from New Guinea, Admiralty Island, Yamma Island, the Solomon Islands, New Hannover, Dampier Island, New Britain, and Sudest Island.

Flatbush Avenue Connector

The short expressway planned to include an interchange with a planned but cancelled Route 71 expressway leading to New Britain.

Franz Hübner

Between 1875 and 1877 he collected insects for the Museum Godeffroy in Samoa, Tonga and New Britain.

Graphium browni

Graphium browni is a butterfly found in Oceania - New Britain, Duke of York Islands, New Hanover Island, St Matthias Islands that belongs to the Swallowtail family.

Hartford and New Haven Railroad

In addition to the New Haven-Springfield route it also served Berlin, New Britain, and Middletown, Connecticut.

Islam in Papua New Guinea

There are pockets of Muslims around Port Moresby, in Baimuru, Daru, Marshall Lagoon, the Musa Valley and in the islands of New Britain and New Ireland.

Japanese cruiser Furutaka

From 18 January 1942, Cruiser Division 6 was assigned to support Japanese troop landings at Rabaul, New Britain and Kavieng, New Ireland and in patrols around the Marshall Islands in unsuccessful pursuit of the American fleet.

Japanese destroyer Asanagi

From January through March 1942, Asanagi provided cover for landings of Japanese forces during "Operation R" (the invasion of Rabaul, New Britain) and "Operation SR", (the invasion of Lae and Salamaua.

Lucyan Bójnowski

Lucyan Bójnowski (February 5, 1868 - July 28, 1960) was a Polonia activist and Catholic priest who served as pastor in New Britain, Connecticut.

Pocumtuck Range

The lake described in the tale is very reminiscent of the post-glacial Lake Hitchcock which occupied the Connecticut River Valley from Burke, Vermont to New Britain, Connecticut 15,000 years ago.

Seattle Syndrome Volume One

The album's cover art contains a picture by Mark Strathy, now Professor of Art at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut.

Shigetoshi Miyazaki

On August 7, the Americans invaded Guadalcanal and Miyazaki had to cope with the marines, so he signaled Captain Sadayoshi Yamada in New Britain, telling him that the troops would fight to the last man and that they destroyed their papers.

Sisters of War

Polish-born, Bishop Leo Scharmach was the charismatic leader of the Catholic Mission at Vunapope, the head-quarters of the Sacred Heart Mission which covered New Britain, New Ireland and Manus.

Thomson-Houston Electric Company

The Thomson-Houston Electric Company was formed in 1883 in the United States when a group of Lynn, Massachusetts investors led by Charles A. Coffin bought out Elihu Thomson and Edwin Houston's American Electric Company from their New Britain, Connecticut investors.

Viacom International

Before the merger with CBS Corporation in 1999, it also acted as the licensee company for Viacom's owned television stations; for instance New Britain, Connecticut station WVIT, currently an NBC owned and operated station for the Hartford market owned by Viacom from 1978 until 1997, took their call letters from Viacom International.