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Northwest Field (historically Northwest Guam Air Force Base) [1] is a military airfield on the West Pacific island of Guam.Originally built during World War II, Northwest Field was closed as an airfield in 1949 but has been used for other military activity since, including housing a satellite tracking station, air defenses, and being used for training.
North Field and its co-located Northwest Field was a massive installation, with four main runways, taxiways, revetments for over 200 B-29s, and a large containment area for base operations and personnel. The first host unit at North Field was the 314th Bombardment Wing, XXI Bomber Command, Twentieth Air Force. The 314th arrived in Guam on 16 ...
The 16th became part of Twentieth Air Force on 7 March 1945 and moved to Northwest Field (Guam) [1] as part of the 315th Bombardment Wing. Its B-29s were marked with a Diamond-B tail code. The group entered combat on 16 June 1945 with a bombing raid against an airfield on Moen.
The 331st Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 315th Bombardment Wing, being stationed at Northwest Field, Guam.It was inactivated on 15 April 1946.
It was last assigned to the 501st Bombardment Group at Northwest Field, Guam, where it was inactivated on 10 June 1946. The squadron's first predecessor was organized as the 73rd Aero Squadron. After training in the United States, it moved to France in the spring of 1918. It was renumbered as the 485th Aero Squadron in February 1918.
Diamond B Tail Code; Northwest Field, Guam 15th Bombardment Squadron 16th Bombardment Squadron 17th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in April 1946. 19th Bombardment Group, (B-29, B-29A, 1944–1954) Reassigned from Fifth Air Force (SWPA) Redesignated Very Heavy BG, April 1944 XXI BC; 314th Bombardment Wing Square M Tail Code; North Field, Guam
Five days later, the squadron moved to Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas to begin training with the B-29. The squadron trained at Dalhart and at Grand Island Army Air Field, Nebraska until 7 April 1945, when it departed for the Pacific. [1] [15] The squadron arrived at its combat station, Northwest Field, Guam on 12 May 1945.
Guam was turned into a base for Allied operations after the battle. Five large airfields were built by the Navy Seabees and African American Aviation Engineering Battalions. Army Air Forces B-29 bombers flew from Northwest Field and North Field on Guam to attack targets in the Western Pacific and on mainland Japan. [2]: 87–88