Henderson Field

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Henderson Field is a strategically vital airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands that became a focal point of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.

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Henderson Field canonical 21

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle site
military airfield
airUnitsBasedAt Cactus Air Force
associatedWith Solomon Islands campaign
United States Pacific Fleet
linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet
captureDate 1942-08-07
capturedBy United States Marines
codename Cactus
constructionStartDate 1942-07
constructionStartedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
controlledBy Allied forces
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
coordinateSystem approximate
countryDuringWorldWarII British Solomon Islands Protectorate
currentStatus airfield site on Guadalcanal
defendedBy 1st Marine Division
2nd Marine Division
U.S. Army Americal Division
era 20th century
locatedIn Guadalcanal
Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islands
namedAfter Lofton R. Henderson
namedBy United States Marines
notableFor being key objective of Japanese counteroffensives on Guadalcanal
intense air, land, and sea battles between Allied and Japanese forces
originalPurpose Japanese airfield to threaten Allied supply routes
partOf Guadalcanal campaign
Pacific War
presentDaySuccessor Honiara International Airport
linked to: Honiara
region Guadalcanal Province
renamedOnCapture Henderson Field
runwaySurface coral
strategicImportance base for offensive air operations against Japanese forces
control of air superiority over Guadalcanal
protection of Allied sea lines of communication to Australia
subjectOf Battle for Henderson Field
Battle of Edson's Ridge
Battle of the Tenaru
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
theater South Pacific
timePeriod World War II
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Royal New Zealand Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy

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Operation Watchtower airfieldName Henderson Field
Battle of Guadalcanal primaryTarget Henderson Field
Guadalcanal hasAirfield Henderson Field
Henderson Field renamedOnCapture Henderson Field
Honiara hasNearbyHistoricalSite Henderson Field
Battle of the Tenaru near Henderson Field
Cactus Air Force operatedFrom Henderson Field
Cactus refersTo Henderson Field
Bloody Ridge near Henderson Field
Battle of Edson's Ridge airfieldDefended Henderson Field
Cactus Air Force basedAt Henderson Field
subject linked to: CAF
Battle of Alligator Creek near Henderson Field
Ilu River near Henderson Field
Honiara International Airport formerName Henderson Field
subject linked to: HIR
Henderson locatedNear Henderson Field
Lunga Ridge near Henderson Field
Third Battle of the Matanikau relatedTo Henderson Field
Lunga River locatedNear Henderson Field