East Field (Saipan)
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East Field is a former World War II airfield on Saipan in the Mariana Islands in the Pacific. It was part of Naval Advance Base Saipan.
Northrop P-61 Black Widows and Republic P-47 Thunderbolts on East Field, June 24, 1945.
Ramp at East Field, fall 1944. Consolidated B-24J-105-CO Liberator 42-109809 "Evasive Action" 819th Bomb Squadron from the 30th Bomb Group, C-47 Skytrains and, in the distance, a B-29 Superfortress
Kagman Field, 25 April 1945
318th Fighter Group
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The 318th Fighter Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served primarily in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.
East Field (Saipan)
…north of the runway. Tower code was named 'Violet'. Operational units assigned to the station were initially P-47 Thunderbolt fighter squadrons of the 318th Fighter Group which moved in from Hawaii in early July to support ground combat units in the Marianas. Also, the 6th Night Fighter Squadron operated P-61 Black Widows…
P-47 Thunderbolts from the 318th Fighter Group taking off from East Field on Saipan, Marianas Islands in October 1944. Lead ship: "Big Squaw" Republic-Evansville P-47D-20-RA Thunderbolt s/n 43-25327 19th FS, 318th FG, 7th AF Assigned to John "Jack" H. Payne.