| Paramushir (Paramushiro,
Paramushiru) |
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 Island
in the Kurlie
Island Chain, to the north-east is Shumshu
Island. Located
to south of Kamchatka.
Japanese occupied island.
Kitanodai
Airfield |
Wartime airfield located on the north-east
tip of the island with a single 4,000' x 180' runway. The base
had 40 ravetments and over 50 hardstands.
Units Based at Kitanodai
54th Sentai (Ki-43 Oscars)
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| Kashiwabara
Airfield |
Location
Located at the
north-eastern tip of the island, closest to Shumshu
Island. Japanese Army Staging area in
the north.
Wartime History
Japanese wartime airifled, heavily defended by 20 anti-aircraft positiions.
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| Suribachi Airbase |
Wartime airfield located at the center
of the south coast of the island, with two runways.
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| Musashi
Naval Base (Musashi Airfield) |
Located on the south-western tip of the island
was this Naval base and airfield located at Karabu Zaki. The
runways were 4,300' x 260' and 4,200' x 375'. Anti-aircraft guns
were added at the nearby cape with 8 guns, 20 pillboxes and many
gun pits.
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| Kakumabetsu
Airfield |
Wartime airfield located in the south-west
side of the isand with a 3,800' x 150' runway. Ki-44 Tojo operated
from this strip.
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R Weitherhorn adds:
"In 2003,
I know that a bunch of Japanese Oscars and Zeros crashed
into the mountains of Paramushiro during the war. They lost as many
to weather
related factors as they did to combat. With a helo, you could cover
a lot of territory fast and expect good results since the vegetation
is not dense, mostly muskeg, few trees.
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