Attu Airfield (NAS Attu, NAS Casco Field, Alexai Point)


Location
Located at Alexai Point and Casco Cove on Attu. Mountains are located to three sides of the airfield.

Construction
Built by American forces. The first USAAF aircraft to land at the strip was a C-47, landing fighters crews at Alexai Point. All other flying is cancelled due to weather. Based fighter aircraft, and also used as a staging airfield for bombers attacking targest in the Kurile Islands.

American & Japanese Missions Against Attu
January 6 - October 13, 1943

Units Based at Attu
11th AF, 54th & 18th FS
28th CG, 77th BS (B-25) Adak July 22, 1943 - ?
343rd FG, 344th FS (P-40) Shemya June - December, 1943 Shemya

Today
Disused since the war. Gun emplacements for over twenty guns are still present around the former airfield.

 

 

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