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Location
Located near the village of Susupe on the western coast of Saipan Island
Wartime History
Japanese built single runway running roughly north to south 3,875' as an emergency airfield. Also known as 'Chalan Kanoa Airfield'.
Today
There is no physical evidence of the It
is now part of Beach Road. The emergency
strip was incorporated into
the local road network.
Bruce
Petty adds:
"The beaches in this area where the marines and army
landed in 1944 are now lined with hotels, restaurants, and
shops, patronized mostly by Japanese tourists."
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Last Updated
October 1, 2009
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