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    Tafuna Airfield (Pago Pago Airport) Samoa Solomons

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March 1942

Location
Located on the southern coast of on Samoa, due south of Pago Pago.

Construction
Completed on March 17, 1942 two days before the advance echelon of MAG-13 arrived. The airfield had a large maintenance hanger.

Units based at Tutuila
VMF-111 arrived March 19, 1942
VMO-151 (SBC-4s) arrived May, 1942

Today
Still in use as Pago Pago Airport. Airport code: PPG

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