Kadena Air Base

Kadena Air Base

Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). (IATA: DNAICAO: RODN) is a United States Air Force base in Japan.[1]

The military base is in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture.

History

During the invasion of Okinawa in 1945, the airport was bombed by the US. The damage was repaired and it became a US air base.[2]

The American air base on this Japanese island is controversial.[1]

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References

 
Aerial view of Kadena
  1. 1.0 1.1 Baldwin, Hanson W. "Japan Is Seeking Major U.S. Facilities on Okinawa," New York Times. December 22, 1970; retrieved 2012-1-24.
  2. Nakieru, Omoviekovwa A. (2004). The Fighter Pilot Who Refused to Die: The Authorized Biography of Lt. Col. (Ret) Richard Suehr. p. 148.

Other websites

  Media related to Kadena Air Base at Wikimedia Commons