Munda Point
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Munda Point is a strategically important airfield area on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands that was the focus of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle site
ⓘ
airfield ⓘ |
| builtBy | Imperial Japanese forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1942 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| currentName | Munda Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | civilian airport ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorActivity | 1942–1943 ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | coastal headland ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | single main runway ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryCemeteryNearby | Allied war graves ⓘ |
| IATACode | MUA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province, Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOcean | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lagana Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roviana Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | New Georgia Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Munda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
camouflaged Japanese airfield construction
ⓘ
intense ground and air combat between Allied and Japanese forces ⓘ |
| opposingForces |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ |
| partOf | New Georgia group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
New Georgia campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | coral ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
air base for attacks on Allied positions in the southern Solomons
ⓘ
forward airfield for operations in the central Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| supportingNavalOperations |
Imperial Japanese Navy
GENERATED
ⓘ
United States Navy GENERATED ⓘ |
| theaterOf | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bomber operations
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ supporting operations around New Georgia and Kolombangara ⓘ |
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