Momote Airfield

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Momote Airfield is a World War II airstrip on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands, captured and used by Allied forces as a strategic base in the Pacific campaign.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Momote Airfield canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II airfield ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ
capturedBy Allied forces ⓘ
capturedFrom Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
controlledBy Allied air forces ⓘ
countryDuringWWII Territory of New Guinea ⓘ
currentCountry Papua New Guinea ⓘ
garrisonedBy Australian Army units ⓘ
United States Army units ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army units
hasNearbyIslandGroup Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Momote ⓘ
hasRunwaySurface coral ⓘ
paved ⓘ
locatedIn Admiralty Islands ⓘ
Manus Province ⓘ
Papua New Guinea ⓘ
locatedOn Los Negros Island ⓘ
near Seeadler Harbor ⓘ
partOf Admiralty Islands campaign ⓘ
region Southwest Pacific ⓘ
strategicRole forward air base in the Pacific campaign ⓘ
support base for operations in New Guinea area ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
usedBy Allied forces ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
usedFor bomber operations ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ
logistical support ⓘ
reconnaissance flights ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Los Negros Island → hasMilitaryAirfield → Momote Airfield ⓘ
Los Negros Island → airfieldName → Momote Airfield ⓘ