Ogliuga Island Army Airfield is an abandoned airfield located on

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Ogliuga Island AAF was established in 1942 as a result of the Japanese invasion of the Aleutian Islands. Its primary use was as an emergency landing field by USAAF and Naval Air aircraft during the campaign, not having any permanent units assigned. It was abandoned after

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and only some foundations of buildings and the remnants of two runways remain. In addition, it is reported that ammunition abandoned since the war, can be found at the facility.

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{{USAAF 11th Air Force World War II Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alaska Airports in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Closed installations of the United States Army Military installations in Alaska

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