Cape Field at Fort Glenn

Umnak, Aleutian Islands, Unalaska, Alaska, National Historic Landmark
Herausgegeben:Jere, Wade Anastasia

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cape Field at Fort Glenn also known as Umnak Airport, is a site significant for its role in World War II fighting. It "provided aerial defensive cover for the U.S. bases in Unalaska Bay" and "is the most comprehensive and intact World War II base in the Aleutian Islands" It is located on Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands. "Constructed between January and April 1942, Cape Field's first runway was then the U.S. Army's most westerly airfield in the Aleutian Islands." "In June 1942 aircraft from Cape Field participated in a counterattack after the Japanese attacked the Dutch Harbor naval and army installations on nearby Amaknak Island." It "also served as the initial forward base to launch bombing attacks on Japanese installations on Attu and Kiska" islands.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Equ Press
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 52
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786138143734
• ISBN-10: 6138143736
• Artikelnr.: 34497168