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Location
Located on the north-west coast
of Noemfoor Island, near Kamiri village
Construction
Built by the Japanese.
Japanese Usage
Used by Army aircraft including Ki-21, Ki-48 and Ki-46.
American Missions Against Kamiri
May 24 - July 4, 1944
Allied Occupation
On July 3, 1944, the US Army 503rd Parachute Regiment made a combat parachute drop on the airfield and quickly
secured the area.
The same day, the first Allied aircraft to land at the captured airfield was a RAAF 78 Squadron P-40 Kittyhawk piloted by Wing Commander L. D. Jackson and the second plane was his wingman, F/L Roger Kimpton
At the airfield, several wrecked Japanese aircraft were captured:
Ki-48-II Lily 2094
Captured at the airfield, evaluated on July 8, 1944
Ki-46-II Dinah 2793
Captured at the airfield, evaluated on July 8, 1944
Allied Usage
Immediately, US Army construction equipment began working
on the runway days after the fighting ended. It was put back
into full service in early July.
Allied Units Based at Kamiri
RAAF 75 Squadron (P-40) July 22,
1944
RAAF 76 Squadron (P-40) July 1944
RAAF 80 Squadron (P-40) November 1944
RAAF 22 Squadron (A-20) August 1944
RAAF 37 Squadron (Loadstar) August 1944
By July 1945, the airfield was listed as abandoned.
Today
This airfield is disused since the war.
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Last Updated
October 1, 2009
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