Ondonga Airfield, the Glossary
Ondonga Airfield is a former World War II airfield on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands archipelago.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Barakoma Airfield, Bougainville campaign, Bougainville Island, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Grumman F6F Hellcat, Kolombangara, Munda Airport, New Georgia, New Georgia campaign, No. 14 Squadron RNZAF, No. 15 Squadron RNZAF, No. 16 Squadron RNZAF, No. 17 Squadron RNZAF, No. 18 Squadron RNZAF, Operation Cartwheel, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Seabee, Solomon Islands (archipelago), United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Area, VF-33, VMR-216, Vought F4U Corsair, World War II.
- Airfields in the Pacific theatre of World War II
- World War II sites in the Solomon Islands
Barakoma Airfield
Barakoma Airfield is a former World War II airfield on Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Ondonga Airfield and Barakoma Airfield are airfields in the Pacific theatre of World War II, airfields of the United States Navy and Closed installations of the United States Navy.
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Bougainville campaign
The Bougainville campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan, named after the island of Bougainville.
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Bougainville Island
Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: Bogenvil) is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea.
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Consolidated PBY Catalina
The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that first flew in 1938.
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Grumman F6F Hellcat
The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II.
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Kolombangara
Kolombangara (sometimes spelled Kulambangara) is an island in the New Georgia Islands group of the nation state of Solomon Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Ondonga Airfield and Kolombangara are world War II sites in the Solomon Islands.
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Munda Airport
Munda International Airport is an international airport adjacent to the town of Munda, Western Province in Solomon Islands.
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New Georgia
New Georgia, with an area of, is the largest of the islands in Western Province, Solomon Islands, and the 224th-largest island in the world.
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New Georgia campaign
The New Georgia campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific Theater of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan.
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No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
14 Squadron RNZAF is a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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No. 15 Squadron RNZAF
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No. 16 Squadron RNZAF
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No. 17 Squadron RNZAF
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No. 18 Squadron RNZAF
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Operation Cartwheel
Operation Cartwheel (1943 – 1944) was a major military operation for the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
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Royal New Zealand Air Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.
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Seabee
United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Forces (NCF).
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Solomon Islands (archipelago)
The Solomon Islands (archipelago) is an island group in the western South Pacific Ocean, north-east of Australia.
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United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Area
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces engaged in combat against the Empire of Japan in the South Pacific Area.
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VF-33
Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) was an aviation unit of the United States Navy.
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VMR-216
Marine Transport Squadron 216 (VMR-216) was a reserve cargo squadron of the United States Marine Corps that was based out of Washington.
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Vought F4U Corsair
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Airfields in the Pacific theatre of World War II
- Awase Airfield
- Barakoma Airfield
- Bolo Airfield
- Chimu Airfield
- Halavo Seaplane Base
- Jacquinot Bay Airport
- Motobu Airfield
- Nanumea Airfield
- Nukufetau Airfield
- Ondonga Airfield
- Piva Airfield
- Ulithi Airport
- Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield
World War II sites in the Solomon Islands
- Bairoko Harbor
- Guadalcanal
- Guadalcanal campaign
- Kolombangara
- Langa Langa Lagoon
- Laulasi Island
- Ondonga Airfield