Barakoma Airfield

Barakoma Airfield
Barakoma, Vella Lavella
Site information
TypeMilitary Airfield
Controlled byUnited States Marine Corps
Conditionabandoned
Location
Coordinates07°54′46.8″S 156°42′21.6″E / 7.913000°S 156.706000°E / -7.913000; 156.706000
Site history
Built1943
Built bySeebees
In use1943-4
MaterialsCoral
Battles/warsBougainville Campaign
Operation Cartwheel

Barakoma Airfield is a former World War II airfield on Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands archipelago.

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