| Nukufetau Airfield | |
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| Part of Seventh Air Force | |
| Nukufetau, Gilbert and Ellice Islands | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Coordinates | (Approximate) |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces United States Marine Corps |
Nukufetau Airfield is a former wartime airfield on the south-eastern side of Nukufetau on Motulalo Island.
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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.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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