David Paulley 1982
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Location
Located at the village of Nandi on Viti Levu, Fiji.
Construction
5,000' runway.
Wartime History
Used on the aircraft
ferry route from Hawaii to Australia. Aircraft would next fly to Canton. Many of the USAAF units on Fiji were under the direct command of the US Navy.
Units Based at Nandi
Task Group 8.9 (B-17) January 21-23, 1942 Canton - ?
70th Pursuit Squadron (P-39s) USA Jan 29 - Dec 1942 to Guad
11th BG, 431 BS (B-17) Hawaii July 24 - Dec 5, 1942 to Espiritu Santo
5th BG, 394th BS
(B-17, B-24) Hawaii Dec 5, 42 - June 28, 43 to Guad
5th BG HQ (B-17s) Hawaii December 25, 1942 - ?
5th BG 394th BS HQ (B-17) December 25, 1942 - ?
7th BG, 86th BS (B-17) air echelon Hickam February 10, 1942 - ?
7th BG, 88th BS (B-17) air echelon Hickam Feb 12 - Feb 20, 1942 to Townsville
7th BG, 22nd BS (B-17) via Jogjakarta February 14 - Feb 20, 1942 to Townsville
38th BG, 70th BS (B-26) ? - Jan 9, 1943 Guad returns Feb 4, 1943
347th FG., 68th FS (P-39, P-38) Guad April 12, 43 - Feb 4, 44 Boug
18th FG, 70th FS (P-39) ? - April 6, 1943 to Guad
42nd BG HQ from USA April 22, 1943 - June 6, 1943 to Guad
42nd BG 390th BS (B-25) New Caledonia April 23 - May 11, 43 to Guad
RNZAF 15 Squadron (P-40) NZ March - April 14, 1943 to Espiritu Santo
Today
Still in use today, as
Fiji's international airport.
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