Munda airfield area

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Munda airfield area is a historic World War II airstrip site in the Solomon Islands that served as a key Allied military base in the Pacific theater.

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instanceOf World War II airfield
historic site
military air base
associatedWith Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
campaign New Georgia campaign NERFINISHED
capturedBy Allied forces NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
constructedBy Imperial Japanese forces NERFINISHED
controlledBy Allies (later World War II period) NERFINISHED
Japan (early World War II period) NERFINISHED
country Solomon Islands
currentUse site of Munda Airport
front Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED
hasPart Munda Point Airfield NERFINISHED
heritageStatus historic World War II site
locatedIn New Georgia Island NERFINISHED
Western Province, Solomon Islands NERFINISHED
near Lambeti NERFINISHED
Munda NERFINISHED
New Georgia Sound NERFINISHED
Roviana Lagoon NERFINISHED
notableFor intense ground and air fighting during the New Georgia campaign
partOf New Georgia Islands NERFINISHED
periodOfUse World War II NERFINISHED
region South Pacific NERFINISHED
significance key Allied military base in the Pacific theater
strategicRole forward air base for operations in the central Solomons
support base for Allied advances toward Bougainville
theater Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED
typeOfUse combat air operations
logistics support
staging base for further advances in the Solomon Islands
usedBy Allied forces NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED
United States military NERFINISHED

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