September, 1944
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Location
Located on the southern coast of Morotai.
Construction
Wartime
airfield, built by the US Army. It was interconnected
to Wama Airfield by taxiways. Aircraft could taxi from either strip
for take offs. Fighters would use this runway when taking
off with full fuel load. This
strip served as a base for bombers.
Allied
Units Based at Moratai
5th Air Force
347 FG, 67 FS (P-38) Middleburg Feb 12 -
Mar 21, 45 Puerto Princesa
13th Air Force
371st, 372d BS, 307th BG (B-24) ? - September 1, 1945
71st TRS, 82nd TRS (det) Biak October 1 - Dec 31, 1944 to Luzon
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