Английская Википедия:Emirau Airport
Emirau Airport is an airfield in Emirau Island, Papua New Guinea.[1]
History
World War II
Шаблон:Infobox military installation
Emirau was seized unopposed by two Battalions of the 4th Marine Regiment on 20 March 1944.[2] Naval Construction Battalions arrived shortly after the landings and began construction of two coral-surfaced Шаблон:Convert by Шаблон:Convert airfields on the island. Inshore Airfield had 35 double hardstands capable of parking 210 fighter or light-bomber planes, while North Cape Airfield had 42 hardstands with space for parking 84 heavy bombers. Both were fully equipped with towers, lighting, and a dispensary. The aviation tank farm consisted of three Шаблон:Bbl to t tanks and nineteen Шаблон:Bbl to t together with the appropriate filling and distribution points. A reserve of Шаблон:Bbl to t was stored in drums.[2]Шаблон:Rp Emirau was the staging point for attacks on the Japanese strongholds at Rabaul and Kavieng.
US Marine Corps units based here included:
- VMSB-243 operating SBDs from June–December 1944
- VMB-413 operating PBJs[3]
- VMB-433 operating PBJs[4]
- VMB-443 operating PBJs[5]
- VMB-611 operating PBJs[6]
Royal New Zealand Air Force units based here included:[7]
- No. 1 Squadron operating PV-1s from May–June 1945
- No. 3 Squadron operating PV-1s
- No. 4 Squadron operating PV-1s from November 1944-February 1945 and June–July 1945
- No. 8 Squadron operating PV-1s from February–March 1945
- No. 9 Squadron operating PV-1s from March–May 1945
- No. 14 Squadron operating F4Us from July–August 1945
- No. 19 Squadron operating F4Us from November 1944-January 1945
- No. 22 Squadron operating F4Us from January–March 1945
- No. 23 Squadron from March–May 1945
- No. 25 Squadron operating F4Us from May–July 1945
There was also one Australian unit located on the island - the 474 Heavy Anti-aircraft Troop.
Base roll-up commenced in December 1944 and was completed by May 1945.[2]Шаблон:Rp
Postwar
The runways remain usable.
References
External links
Шаблон:PapuaNewGuinea-airport-stub
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокPNG Airstrip Guideне указан текст - ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite bookШаблон:PD-notice
- ↑ http://www.vmb413.com/
- ↑ http://www.vmb433.com/
- ↑ http://www.vmb443.com/
- ↑ http://www.vmb611.com/
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
