Henderson Field (East Midway)

Henderson Field (Midway)
Naval Air Station Midway Islands
Site information
TypeMilitary airfield
Controlled byUnited States Navy
United States Army Air Forces
Location
Coordinates28°12′39.78″N 177°19′43.00″W / 28.2110500°N 177.3286111°W / 28.2110500; -177.3286111
Site history
Built1941
In use1941-1945

Henderson Field (originally known as Naval Air Station Midway Islands) on East Midway Island is a former World War II airfield in the Central Pacific. The airfield was abandoned after the war.

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