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    Peale Island Seaplane Base (Peale Seaplane Base) Wake Atoll 
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USN February 24, 1942
Location
Peale Island Seaplane Base was located on Peale Island.

Construction
Built prewar as a seaplane ramp, facilities and terminal for Pan American flyingboats. Prewar, the US Navy began construction of a Naval Air Station, that was never completed.

Wartime History
Occpied by the Japanese, who used the seaplane base facilities for the remainder of the Pacific War.

American missions against Peale
February 14, 1942–August 6, 1945

Today
Today the airfield has restricted access.

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Last Updated
December 21, 2023

 

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