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Nukufetau Airfield 
Part of Seventh Air Force Nukufetau, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Type Military airfield Coordinates 08°03′54″S 178°22′38″E / 8.065°S 178.37722°E (Approximate) Built 1943 In use 1943 Controlled by United States Army Air Forces
United States Marine CorpsNukufetau Airfield is a former wartime airfield on the south-eastern side of Nukufetau on Motulalo Island.
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History
Built by United States Navy Seabees on Motulalo island as an alternative strip to Nanumea and Funafuti airfields and allow for further dispersal of aircraft in the region. Two intersecting runways formed an "X" shape.
Used by United States Marine Corps aircraft and United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator heavy bombers of the 98th Bombardment Squadron, 11 November 1943-20 January 1944.
Operational before November 1943 to aid in the battle of Tarawa. Abandoned after the war and has been totally overgrown by natural vegetation.
See also
- USAAF in the Central Pacific
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
- Pacific Wrecks index: Nukufetau Airfield
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Previously: Hawaiian Air Force (1940-1942)Airfields Hawaii Okinawa Ie Shima · YontanPacific USAAF in the Central Pacific · USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
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