1944
Justin Taylan 2003
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Location
Located near Koli Point on, fifteen miles from Henderson Field,
closest to the Metapona River to the east and the Naumbu
River to the west.
Carney's Name
Named for Captain J.V. Carney, USNR
Civil Engineer Corps who was Commanding Officer
of Naval Construction Battalion 14 (SeaBees) killed flying aboard SBD 06667.
Construction
Built by US Naval Construction
Battalion 14 (SeaBees) after Henderson Field,
for heavy bomber operations by the 13th Air
Force. The single strip ran approximately NE to SW (parallel
to Koli Field) and had several
taxiways off both sides. By January 1945 the main runway was 6,700' x 150'.
Crash Strip
An emergency crash strip located between Carney Field
and Koli Field. A single runway measured 3,000' x 300'. The strip ran NE to SW, parallel to the runways
at both adjacent strips. Today, it is an overgrown area
of kunai.
13th AF Units Based
at Carney
42nd BG, 390th BS (B-25C) June - Oct 21, 1943 to Banika
/ Stirling
307th BG, 371st BS (B-24D) August 25 - Dec 28, 1943
to Munda
307th BG, 424th BS (B-24) August 25 - Dec 28, 1943
to Munda
307th BG, 372st BS (B-24D) August 25 - Dec 28, 1943
to Munda
5th BG 394th BS (SB-24) Aug 22, 1943 - Nov
"Snoopers"
USN Units Based at Carney
VB-106 (PB4Y) October 28, 1943 - ?
VMD-254 (PB4Y) Feb 15, 1944 - July 1944
VB-101 (PB4Y) late March 1943 - ?
VB-102 (PB4Y)
VB-104 (PB4Y)
Today
Disused since the war.
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Carney
January 1945
Crash Strip
January 1945
Koli Point Area
January 1945
Carney Field
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