USAF restores WWII airbase that launched nuclear bombs on Japan to counter China
The US Air Force restores North Field Airbase, the WWII launch site for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings, to counter China.
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Wartime airfield in Hyogo hands down area’s tragic history
On display at the former site of the Uzurano airfield ... used during World War II. The airfield was used for two objectives: pilot training and aircraft assembly for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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Tinian's Historic WWII Airfield Undergoing Major Reconstruction
The airfield’s design enables aircraft ... with a population exceeding 15,000 Japanese and Koreans. During World War II, Tinian's strategic location made it a prime target for the U.S. military.
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Japan searches for buried WWII bombs at airports after one explodes near plane
Miyazaki Airport is located on land where an airfield for the Imperial Japanese Navy was built in 1943. The US military conducted fierce air raids on it during the war and later captured it.
QuickCheck: Were the Muzium Negara grounds accidentally bombed during WW2?
GIVEN the nature of warfare in urban environments and the limitations of past technologies, it is regrettably inevitable that ...
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Why did WWII bomb suddenly explode 80 years after falling?
Set to detonate about an hour to a week after impact, a bomb dropped in the later stages of World War II didn't explode ... which was an Imperial Japan Navy airfield. Spontaneous unexploded ...