Yonabaru Airfield
This former airfield was built by the Imperial Japanese Airforce. The field was captured by U.S. forces on 15 May 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. Yonabaru was eventually closed in 1947.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: US Navy and Marine Corps museum
Nearby
Museum
- Japanese Underground Field Hospital Haebaru - Haebaru
- Okinawa Prefecture Museum - Onaka-cho
- Battle of Okinawa Museum - Urasoe
Point of interest
Monument
- Kakazu Takadai Park - Kakazu
- Memorial Battle of Kakazu Hill - Kakazu
- Memorial Japanese 32nd Infantry Regiment - Itoman
Cemetery
Fortification
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