Ie Shima Airfield
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Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield (伊江島補助飛行場, Iejima Hojo Hikōjō) is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima, an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea. The airfield as such was inactivated after 1946 but part of the former airfield is still used as a training facility for parachute drops and vertical take off and landing aircraft such as the F-35. The facility is referenced as FAC6005 by Okinawa Prefecture.
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Quick Facts Ie Shima Airfield 伊江島補助飛行場, Coordinates ...
Ie Shima Airfield 伊江島補助飛行場 | |
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Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan | |
Coordinates | 26°43′23.20″N 127°46′40.78″E |
Type | Military airfield Complex |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Marine Corps |
Site history | |
Built | Prior to April 1945 |
In use | 1945-1946 |
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