Nanumea WWII airstrip remains
Tuvalu /
Nanumea /
Lolua /
World
/ Tuvalu
/ Nanumea
/ Lolua
World / Tuvalu
Second World War 1939-1945, abandoned / shut down, closed / former military
Nanumea Airfield is a former World War II airfield on the island of Nanumea in the Ellice Islands (now known as Tuvalu).
Photo courtesy of Jane Resture & the memory of Clifford (Pete) McFarland who served on Nanumea and whose family provided the photo.
Photo courtesy of Jane Resture & the memory of Clifford (Pete) McFarland who served on Nanumea and whose family provided the photo.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanumea_Airfield
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Coordinates: 5°40'41"S 176°7'36"E
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