Gakona Landing Strip

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Gakona Landing Strip
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Part of Eleventh Air Force
Gakona, Alaska
Gakona LS is located in Alaska
Gakona LS
Gakona LS
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Type Military airfield
Site information
Controlled by United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built 1942
In use 1943-1944
Battles/wars Aleutian Islands Campaign

Gakona Landing Strip is an abandoned airfield located near Gakona in the U.S. state of Alaska.

History

The strip was used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) as an emergency landing field for aircraft assigned to Alaska during World War II. It was closed after the war.

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links