| Alternate Base Name(s): | Code Named: FETLOCK to 1 Mar 43;, Code Named; HAEMATITE from 1 Mar 43, APO 240; Navy No. 225 to 26 Jan 43 | | Island Name/Chain: | Funafuti Island/Ellice Islands | | Field Type: | Airfield | | Long/Lat | 8° 31' 36" S / 179° 12' 24" E | Occupying force:| Established 5-31 Oct 42; IOC 11 Nov 42; finished c. 20 Jan 43; Built by Det. of 2nd Naval Construction Bn; Garrison 5th Marine Defense Bn (+); Used by USN and USMC only until occupied by 7th Air Force in Nov 43; Main Runway 5700x200 ft.;Azimuth 043 degrees T; Extended to 6600x300 ft. by 15 Jul 43; Taxiways: 100x300 ft wide; compacted coral; alt: 7ft; 10,000-bbl avgas tank farm; Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands. | | | Source: | \"Provisional Airfield List, Pacific Islands, Airfield Information Report No. 8,\" prepared by Asst. Chief of the Air Staff, Intelligence, 1 Jan 45, AFHRA Ref. No. 142.097-8, 1 Jan 45, IRIS No. 00116246, p. 1. | | Information Contributed by: | Dr James A Mowbray |
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