Type Military Airfield Built by Seabees Materials Coral | Condition abandoned In use 1943-4 Year built 1943 | |
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Battles/wars New Georgia CampaignBougainville CampaignOperation Cartwheel | ||
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Segi Point Airfield is a former World War II airfield on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands archipelago.
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- Fighter planes pilots segi point airfield new georgia island 11 1943 full
- World War II
- Postwar
- References
World War II
The Segi Point area was secured by the 4th Marine Raider Battalion on 30 June 1943 in the opening phase of the New Georgia Campaign. The 47th Naval Construction Battalion landed with the Marines and immediately began construction of a fighter airstrip. Bad weather and poor soil conditions delayed construction, but by 18 July a coral-surfaced 3,300 feet (1,000 m) by 150 feet (46 m) runway was ready for use. By the end of July taxiways and revetments had been completed. In August the runway was widened to 200 feet (61 m) and two 42,000 US gallons (160,000 l; 35,000 imp gal) gas tanks had been constructed and by September 52 hardstands had been completed.
USAAF units based at Segi Point included:
US Navy units based at Segi Point included:
Postwar
The airfield remains in use today as Seghe Airport.