Seghe Airport is an airport on Seghe in the

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. The Segi Point area was secured by the 4th Marine Raider Battalion on 30 June 1943 in the opening phase of the

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. The 47th Naval Construction Battalion (

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) landed with the Marines and immediately began construction of a fighter airstrip. Bad weather and poor soil conditions delayed construction, but by 18 July a coral-surfaced by runway was ready for use. By the end of July taxiways and revetments had been completed. In August the runway was widened to and two gas tanks had been constructed and by September 52 hardstands had been completed. The field was then used as a fighter strip to support the Rendova and Munda Point Landings. USAAF units based at Segi Point included: * 44th Pursuit Squadron operating P-40s US Navy units based at Segi Point included: * VB-305 operating SBDs *

VF-33 Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 11 October 1948 it was disestablished on 1 October 1993. It was the second U.S. Navy squadron to be designated VF-33. VF-33 History Korean War ...

operating F6Fs * VF-38 operating F6Fs *

VF-40 Fighter Squadron 40 or VF-40 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 15 June 1943, it was disestablished on 19 November 1945. It was the only US Navy squadron to be designated as VF-40. Operational history VF-4 ...

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