Location
Tokuno Airport was located on Tokunoshima (Tokuno) in the Amami Islands (Amami-Guntō) of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. Not to be confused with Tokunoshima Airport near Amagi that opened in 1962.
Wartime History
Used by the Japanese during the Pacific War as a military airfield until the surrender of Japan.
American missions against Tokunoshima Airfield (Tokuno)
June 1, 1945–July 29, 1945
Postwar
On September 24, 1945 a team from 7th Air Air Force Combat Camera Unit (7th AAFCCU) including cameraman Carmichael visited Tokuno Airfield and recorded film footage of Japanese planes that were destroyed on the ground.
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December 15, 2024
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