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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Munda airfield area canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II airfield ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
military air base ⓘ
associatedWith Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
campaign New Georgia campaign ⓘ
capturedBy Allied forces ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
constructedBy Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Japanese forces
controlledBy Allies (later World War II period) ⓘ
Japan (early World War II period) ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
country Solomon Islands ⓘ
currentUse site of Munda Airport ⓘ
front Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
hasPart Munda Point Airfield ⓘ
linked to: Munda airfield
heritageStatus historic World War II site ⓘ
locatedIn New Georgia Island ⓘ
linked to: New Georgia Islands

Western Province, Solomon Islands ⓘ
near Lambeti ⓘ
Munda ⓘ
New Georgia Sound ⓘ
Roviana Lagoon ⓘ
notableFor intense ground and air fighting during the New Georgia campaign ⓘ
partOf New Georgia Islands ⓘ
periodOfUse World War II ⓘ
region South Pacific ⓘ
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 ⓘ
typeOfUse combat air operations ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ
staging base for further advances in the Solomon Islands ⓘ
usedBy Allied forces ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
United States military ⓘ

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