Location
Located in the northern portion of Tanapag Harbor, near Garapan and Tanapag off the west coast of Saipan Island.
Wartime History
Used by the Japanese, and heavily bombed prior to the American liberation of Saipan on June 15, 1944. Several wrecked seaplanes were captured at the base.
Repaired and expanded by the Americans, it was used as an emergency airfield, also known as Chalan Kanoa.
H8K5 Emily Tail 006
Destroyed prior to American landing at Mutcho Point
American Units based at Tanapan
7th AF (HQ) Hawaii December 13, 1944 - ?
US Navy NATS (Naval Air Transport Service) based personnel at the airfield to handle cargo and passenger flights aboard seaplanes.
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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