Bolo Airfield
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Bolo Airfield (also known as Bolo Point Airfield) is a former World War II airfield at Naval Base Okinawa in Okinawa, at Bolo Point on the East China Sea coast. The airfield was inactivated after 1946 and returned to Japanese control in 1972. Currently, it is a part of Yomitan village, where it has been redeveloped into a golf course and recreation area.
Quick Facts Bolo Airfield, Coordinates ...
Bolo Airfield | |
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Part of Eighth Air Force | |
Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan | |
Coordinates | 26°26′19.64″N 127°43′06.73″E |
Type | Military Airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | Prior to April 1945 |
In use | 1945-1946 |
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