| Owi Airfield | |
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| Part of Fifth Air Force | |
| Located on Pulau Owi Island, Schouten Islands, Indonesia. | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1944-1945 |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Owi Airfield is a World War II airfield located on Pulau Owi island in the Schouten Islands, Indonesia.
The airfield was built by the Americans and used as a major command and control, as well as an operational fighter and bomber base in from the summer of 1944 until the end of the war in September 1945. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.
On the linked satellite image the airfield is still clearly visible over 60 years after being abandoned.
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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