West Field (Tinian)
Former World War II airfield on Tinian in the Mariana Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the civil use of the airfield, see Tinian International Airport.
West Field is a former World War II airfield on Tinian in the Mariana Islands. Today, West Field is used as the civilian Tinian International Airport. West Field at Tinian Naval Base was a base for Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations against the Japanese Home Islands in 1944–45 and the base for the B-29 Superfortress 58th Bombardment Wing.
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West Field Gurguan Point Airfield | |
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Part of Twentieth Air Force | |
West Field, Tinian, 8 July 1945 | |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1944 |
In use | 1944–1946 |
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