| 词条 | Wakde Airfield |
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|name = Wakde Airfield |partof = Fifth Air Force |location = Wakde Island, Papua Province, Indonesia |coordinates = {{Coord|01|56|20.38|S|139|00|51.44|E|display=inline,title}} |image ={{Location map|Indonesia Papua |label=Wakde Airfield|marksize=6|mark=Red_pog.svg |lat_dir=S|lat_deg=01|lat_min=56 |lat_sec=20.38 |lon_dir=E|lon_deg=139|lon_min=00|lon_sec=51.44 |width=300|float=center|border=infobox|caption=Wakde Airfield, Indonesia}} |caption = |type = Military airfield |built = 1943 (Japanese) Rebuilt by US Army (1944) |used = 1944-1945 |controlledby= United States Army Air Forces }} Wakde Airfield is a World War II airfield located on Wakde Island, off the northern coast of New Guinea in West Papua Province, Indonesia. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state. HistoryThe airfield was constructed by the Japanese and was first noted by the Americans in February 1943. By June 1943, a single coral–surfaced 5,400' x 390' runway, with dispersal areas off the northern side was identified, and a barracks area on the south side was visible. By September, the Japanese had expanded the base further with a radio station and quarters for 1,000 personnel.[1] Wadke Airfield was seized by the United States Army on 15 May 1944. Construction work was begun to repair the airstrip once the battle was over on 18 May. The airfield was repaired and put into use by the Fifth Air Force as a forward operations base. From Wakde, the first American reconnaissance mission of the Philippines since the fall of Corregidor in 1942 was undertaken, over Mindanao.[1] Allied units stationed at Wakde Airfield
Headquarters, 394th Bomb Squadron, B-24 Liberator
Headquarters, 370th, 371st, 372d, 424th Bomb Squadrons , B-24 Liberator
Headquarters, 340th, 341st Fighter Squadron
See also{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}
ReferencesCitations1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/indonesia/wakde/index.html|title=Wakde Airfield|last=|first=|date=27 June 2017|work=Pacific Wrecks|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=26 September 2017}} Bibliography{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
2 : Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II|Western New Guinea |
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