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Barakoma Airfield is a
former World War II
airfield on
Vella Lavella in the
Solomon Islands archipelago. The U.S. 35th
Infantry Regiment landed on Vella...
- and ****anese
forces from 15
August to 6
October 1943.
After a
landing at
Barakoma on 15 August,
American troops advanced along the coasts,
pushing the ****anese...
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concentration of ****anese
troops on the
island of Kolombangara.
After a
landing at
Barakoma on 15 August, US
troops advanced along the coasts,
pushing the ****anese...
- (VMF-212) in the
Solomon Islands. By late-October, VMF-212 was
based at
Barakoma Airfield.
About one
month later, the
squadron moved to
Torokina Airfield...
- real
Kolombangara Island.
Under Boyington's command, VMF-214 flew out of
Barakoma Airfield on
Vella Lavella during the
Solomon Islands campaign.
Major Gregory/Greg...
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landing sites,
before returning to
Guadalcanal on 31 July. The
village of
Barakoma near the island's
southeastern tip was
selected as the
landing place. A...
- Uru
Harbour Airport (Atoifi Airport)
Atoifi Malaita AGBA VEV
Barakoma Airport Barakoma – AGBT BPF
Batuna Airport Batuna – AGEV GEF Geva
Airport Geva...
- and on the 15th
screened the
advance transport group during landings at
Barakoma,
Vella LaVella. Back at
Tulagi on the 17th, she, with O'Bannon (DD-450)...
- D-Day
during the ****ault on
Vella Lavella and
established positions near
Barakoma Airfield. The
battalion claimed five
enemy airplanes shot down on the first...
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Veracruz International Airport Veracruz, Veracruz,
Mexico VEV AGBA
Barakoma Airport Barakoma,
Solomon Islands VEX
Tioga Muni****l
Airport (FAA: D60) Tioga...
