Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield
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Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield is a former World War II airfield on New Caledonia in the South Pacific. It is located at Plaine Des Gaiacs near the village of Pouembout. The airfield was also known as De Gaiacs and was named for the Gaiac tree that grow in the area.
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Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield | |
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Part of Thirteenth Air Force | |
Coordinates | 21°15′4.97″S 164°55′19.61″E |
Type | Military airfield |
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Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1930s |
In use | 1942-1944 |
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After being used as a wartime airfield, it was abandoned and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.