Carney Airfield
Carney Airfield
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| Part of Thirteenth Air Force | |
Location of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
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| Coordinates | 09°26′07.20″S 160°09′30.40″E / 9.4353333°S 160.1584444°E |
| Type | Military Airfield |
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United States Army Air Forces United States Navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
Carney Airfield is a former World War II airfield on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. It is located near Koli Point about six miles from Henderson Field, close to the Metapona River to the east and the Naumbu River to the west. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.
Also known as Bomber 2 Field, Carney Airfield is named for Captain J.V. Carney, USNR Civil Engineer Corps who was Commanding Officer of Naval Construction Battalion 14 (SeaBees) who was killed 16 December 1942 flying aboard an SBD Dauntless.
Designed as a fighter airfield, Carney hosted a number of USAAF command organizations and fighter squadrons, along with United States Navy PBY-4 Catalina squadrons.
Units assigned were:
After the war, the airfield was abandoned, and has fallen into a state of disuse.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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