The airfield was one of three constructed by the Japanese during their occupation of the island in 1943/1944. The US Army 158th Regimental Combat Team landed on the beach and encountered stiff resistance. The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment parachuted on Kamiri Airifled on 3 July 1944. The Japanese garrison was largely defeated after a suicidal counter-attack by the Japanese on 5 July. The island was finally secured after a month of hard fighting on 31 August 1944.
The three airfields on Nomefoor (Kamiri, Namber and Yebrurro) were used by the American forces after liberating the island. All three were first repaired and upgraded by the Seabees of the 95th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion.
kornasoren, airport, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, april, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, template, message. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kornasoren Noemfoor Airport is a civil airport in Noemfoor Schouten Islands Indonesia IATA FOO Commercial service is provided by Susi Air to Manokwari and Biak from this Airport Kornasoren AirportNumfor AirportIATA FOOICAO noneSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorDGCALocationNoemfoor Schouten Islands IndonesiaElevation AMSL10 ft 3 mCoordinates00 56 11 00 S 134 52 19 00 E 0 9363889 S 134 8719444 E 0 9363889 134 8719444MapFOOLocation in PapuaShow map of Papua province FOOLocation in IndonesiaShow map of IndonesiaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m03 21 5 757 1 755 AsphaltSource World Aero Data 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Allied units stationed on Noemfoor 2 Airlines and destinations 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe airfield was one of three constructed by the Japanese during their occupation of the island in 1943 1944 The US Army 158th Regimental Combat Team landed on the beach and encountered stiff resistance The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment parachuted on Kamiri Airifled on 3 July 1944 The Japanese garrison was largely defeated after a suicidal counter attack by the Japanese on 5 July The island was finally secured after a month of hard fighting on 31 August 1944 The three airfields on Nomefoor Kamiri Namber and Yebrurro were used by the American forces after liberating the island All three were first repaired and upgraded by the Seabees of the 95th U S Naval Construction Battalion Kamiri 00 56 49 77 S 134 49 29 23 E 0 9471583 S 134 8247861 E 0 9471583 134 8247861 is located along the northwest shoreline of the island and was used by the Royal Australian Air Force RAAF until July 1945 when it was abandoned It has been disused since the end of the war Namber 01 04 21 72 S 134 49 51 57 E 1 0727000 S 134 8309917 E 1 0727000 134 8309917 is located along the southwest shoreline and was improved and used by American forces then also abandoned after the end of the war Yebrurro Airfield also used by the Americans remained in service until the end of the war It is still in use today as Kornasoren Airport Allied units stationed on Noemfoor Edit 309th Bombardment Wing 28 July 9 November 1944 417th Bombardment Group 9 September 6 December 1944 58th Fighter Group 30 August 1944 3 April 1944 348th Fighter Group 26 August 1944 16 November 1944 RAAF 75 Squadron P 40 22 July 1944 RAAF 76 Squadron P 40 July 1944 RAAF 80 Squadron P 40 November 1944 RAAF 22 Squadron A 20 August 1944 RAAF 30 Squadron Beaufighter September 1944 RAAF 37 Squadron Loadstar August 1944Airlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsSusi AirBiakSee also Edit World War II portalUSAAF in the Southwest PacificReferences Edit Kornasoren Airfield Indonesia This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Maurer Maurer 1983 Air Force Combat Units of World War II Maxwell AFB Alabama Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 89201 092 4 www pacificwrecks comExternal links EditKornasoren Airport Indonesia Airport global website This article about an Indonesian airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kornasoren Airport amp oldid 1120841088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
