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Revival of WW2-Era Tinian Airfield Picks Up with ‘Rehabilitation' Work
The significant airfield repair and upgrade work might support frontline fighters in the future, as the U.S. develops ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Tinian Island, part of the Mariana Island chain, fell to the Japanese after World War I. It was captured by the United States on June 15, 1944.
Tinian is part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the Pacific, some 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) west of Hawaii in the Pacific. Only about 3,000 people live on ...
The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into commission as it tries to broaden its basing options in the event of any hostilities ...
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