| Alternate Base Name(s): | HOLLY to 1 Mar 43, MYTHOLOGY from 1 Mar 43, APO 914; Navy No. 1301 | | Island Name/Chain: | /Dutch East Indies | | Field Type: | Airfield/Seapla | | Long/Lat | 2° 46' 0" N / 171° 41' 0" W | Occupying force:| established 3 Nov 41;IOC 30 Nov 41; finished main: 15 Jan 42 finished scondary: 15 Feb 42; finished tertiary: 7 Sep 43; built by 804th Engr Avn Bn; garrison Co. I, 102nd Infantry Rgt; Main Runway 8931 ft x 200 ft, Azimuth WNW-ESE; Secondary Runway 6700x200, Azmuth N-S;Seaplane Harbor 11,400 ft x 1300 ft. Canton Island, Phoenix Islands | | | Source: | Air Routes of the South Pacific, 1 Oct 43, p. 23 and Pacific Islands Airfield List, 1945 supports this data (for full reference see Funafuti Field). | | Information Contributed by: | Dr James A Mowbray |
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