Carney Airfield is a former

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airfield on

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in the South Pacific. It is located near

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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.

History

Also known as ''Bomber 2 Field'', Carney Airfield is named for Captain J.V. Carney, USN a Naval Aviator who was Commanding Officer of Acorn Red One and of Naval Construction Battalion 14 (SeaBees) who was killed 16 December 1942 while taking off from the field, he was the pilot of an

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. Designed as a fighter airfield, Carney hosted a number of USAAF command organizations and fighter squadrons, along with

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PBY-4 Catalina squadrons. Units assigned were: * Headquarters,

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, 21 January-15 June 1944 * Headquarters,

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, 20 August 1943-June 1944 * Headquarters,

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, December 1943-15 August 1944 *

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, 17 April 1943 – 23 August 1944 * 347th Fighter Group, 29 December 1943 – 15 January 1944 * 4th Reconnaissance Group, 6 May-12 December 1944 *

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* VB-106 (PBY-4) * VMD-254 (PBY-4) * VB-101 ( PB4Y-1) * VB-102 (PB4Y-1) * VB-104 (PB4Y-1) After the war, the airfield was abandoned, and has fallen into a state of disuse.

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
www.pacificwrecks.com

External links

{{USAAF 13th Air Force World War II Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in the South West Pacific Theater

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