North Field, Tinian
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North Field, Tinian is a World War II-era airfield on the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands, historically significant as the launch site for the atomic bomb missions against Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands | 1 |
| Tinian airfield complex | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
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military air base ⓘ |
| aircraftLaunched |
Bockscar
NERFINISHED
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Enola Gay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeOperated | B-29 Superfortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | North Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
atomic bombing of Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Manhattan Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Navy Seabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructed | 1944 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historical site ⓘ |
| garrison | 509th Composite Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | World War II historic site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
extensive hardstands for B-29 bombers
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multiple parallel runways ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mariana Islands
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ Tinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | San Jose, Tinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
launch site of atomic bomb mission against Hiroshima
ⓘ
launch site of atomic bomb mission against Nagasaki ⓘ |
| numberOfRunways | 4 ⓘ |
| operation | strategic bombing of Japan ⓘ |
| ownership | Government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mariana Islands campaign infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryUse | B-29 Superfortress operations ⓘ |
| region | Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwayType | paved runways ⓘ |
| significance | key base for B-29 operations against Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| status | disused airfield ⓘ |
| strategicRole | staging base for long-range bombing missions over Japan ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
509th Composite Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twentieth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil | post-World War II period ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tinian airfield complex
this entity surface form:
North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands