| 词条 | Falalop Airfield |
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|name=Falalop Airfield |partof = |location=Falalop, Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia |coordinates={{Coord|10|01|14|N|139|47|23|E}} |image=Falalop Island- Ulithi Atoll.JPG |image_size=300px |caption=Aerial view of Falalop Airfield in 2008 |type=Military Airfield |code= |built=1942 |builder=Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service/Seebees |materials=Coral |height= |used= 1942-present |demolished= |condition= |ownership= |controlledby=United States Navy |garrison= |commanders= |occupants= |battles= |events= }} Falalop Airfield or Naval Air Base Ulithi (NAB Ulithi) is a former World War II airfield on the island of Falalop, part of Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands. HistoryWorld War IIUlithi Atoll was captured unopposed on 20 September 1944. On 8 October the 51st Naval Construction Battalion began to improve the abandoned Japanese airfield on Falalop creating a coral-surfaced {{convert|3500|ft}} by {{convert|150|ft}} runway, 6 taxiways, hardstands, lighting, a traffic-control tower, operations buildings, tank farm and a seaplane ramp. The airfield was fully operational by 1 December 1944.[1] Marine Air Group 45 (MAG-45) deployed to Falalop in late September to establish base operations. Units stationed at Falalop included VMD-354 operating photo-reconnaissance F4Us and VMF(N)-542 operating F6F-3N night-fighters. Fleet Air Wing One (FAW-1) was based at Falalop from 15 October until 30 December 1944 when it was relocated to Saipan.[2]On 7 December 1944 a detachment of two PBYs of VPB-23 was deployed to Falalop for air-sea rescue missions. A further 3 aircraft were deployed on 20 June 1945. All VPB-23 aircraft were transferred to Tanapag Harbor on Saipan on 13 December 1945.[3] PostwarThe airfield remains in use today. See also{{Empty section|date=June 2013}}References1. ^{{Cite book|last=|first= |title=Building the Navy's Bases in World War II History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps 1940-1946| publisher=US Government Printing Office| year=1947| isbn=|pages=332–4}} 2. ^{{Cite book|last=|first= |title=Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons - Volume 2| publisher=Naval Historical Center| year=| isbn=|page=811}} 3. ^{{Cite book|last=|first= |title=Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons - Volume 2| publisher=Naval Historical Center| year=| isbn=|pages=431–2}} External links
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