Turtle Bay Airfield
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Turtle Bay Airfield or Fighter Field #1 is a former World War II airfield on the island of Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands at the Espiritu Santo Naval Base.
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Turtle Bay Airfield | |
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Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides Islands | |
Coordinates | 15°22′41″S 167°10′45″E |
Type | Military Airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces United States Navy |
Condition | abandoned |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
Built by | 3rd Naval Construction Detachment, 1st Naval Construction Battalion |
In use | 1942-5 |
Materials | Coral |
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