Henderson Field (World War II airfield)

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Henderson Field was a strategically crucial World War II airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, fiercely contested during the Guadalcanal Campaign and later becoming the site of today’s Honiara International Airport.

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Henderson Field (World War II airfield) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
military airfield
alliedCodename Cactus
associatedWith Cactus Air Force
Solomon Islands campaign
beganConstructionBy Imperial Japanese Navy
captureDate 1942-08-07
capturedBy United States Marine Corps
captureOperation Operation Watchtower
conflict Solomon Islands campaign
surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

World War II
controlledBy Imperial Japan
United States of America
surface form: United States
country Solomon Islands
currentSite Honiara International Airport
firstAlliedAircraftLanded 1942-08-20
garrisonedBy 1st Marine Division (United States)
U.S. Army units on Guadalcanal
laterBecame Honiara International Airport
locatedIn Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal Province
Solomon Islands
locatedNear Honiara
Lunga Point
namedAfter Lofton R. Henderson
namedFor Major Lofton R. Henderson
notableBattle Battle for Henderson Field
Battle of Edson's Ridge
Battle of the Tenaru
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
partOf Cactus Air Force operations
region Pacific War
surface form: Pacific theater of World War II
runwaySurface coral
status converted to civilian airport after World War II
strategicImportance air superiority over Guadalcanal and surrounding waters
control of sea lanes between United States and Australia
subjectOf Battle for Henderson Field
surface form: Battle for Henderson Field (October 23–26, 1942)

Guadalcanal campaign histories
theater South Pacific Area command
surface form: South Pacific Area
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
United States Army Air Forces
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
usedFor dive bomber operations
fighter operations
reconnaissance flights

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Input
Subject: Henderson Field (World War II airfield)
Description of subject: Henderson Field was a strategically crucial World War II airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, fiercely contested during the Guadalcanal Campaign and later becoming the site of today’s Honiara International Airport.

Referenced by (2)

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Honiara International Airport namedAfter Henderson Field (World War II airfield)
Lungga River nearbyInfrastructure Henderson Field (World War II airfield)