Location
Located near the northern coast of Emirau.
Construction
USN
Seabees built this airfield, with the assistance of the 147th
Infantry Regiment (only infantry regiment who ever built
an airstrip) by simply clearing away the topsoil to expose
the coral base below. The constructed two parallel runways.
Northern Cape Aerodrome
The bomber strip, ran all the way to the end
of the island, terminating at a high cliff. It was located
at the upper part of a peninsula jutting out
from the island.
Inshore Aerodrome
Fighter strip, parallel to the bomber strip
nearby. It was located at the lower part of a peninsula
jutting out from the island.
American Units based on Emirau
USN Acorn 7
VMF 115 (F4U) May 2, 1944 - May 1945 to Mindanao
VMF-121 (F4U) July 1944 - August 1944 to Peleliu
VMD-254 (B-24) July 10,
1944 - Oct 8, 1944
VMF-122 (F4U) August 1944 - August 1945 to Peleliu
VMF-211 (F4U) Nissian April 1944 - December 1944 to Leyte
VMF-215 (F4U) Torokina & Barakoma Feb 1944 - April 1944 to Guad
VMF-222 Barakoma Dec 1944 - May 1944 to Nissian
VMTB-232 (TBF) 1944
VMB-413 (PBJ) January 1945 - August 1945
RNZAF 1 Squadron (PV-1)
Famous
People On Green
From May 22 - June 10, 1944, Charles Lindbergh flew 13 combat mission, escorting
TBFs to Rabaul with a Marine F4U squadron and strafing assigned ground targets
while flying from Green (Nissian) and Emirau. He flew at least four combat missions
with Joe Foss and VMF-115 from Emirau in May 1944.
Today
Still in use today, airport code EMI.
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