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Gakona Landing Strip

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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alaska
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Eleventh Air Force
Gakona, Alaska
Gakona LS is located in Alaska
62°18′06″N 145°17′29″W / 62.30167°N 145.29139°W / 62.30167; -145.29139
United States Army Air Forces
Aleutian Islands Campaign
Gakona
U.S. state
Alaska
United States Army Air Forces
World War II
Alaska World War II Army Airfields
public domain material
Air Force Historical Research Agency
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USAAF
Eleventh Air Force
World War II
Adak/Davis
Alexai Point
Amchitka
Elmendorf
Fort Glenn
Fort Morrow
Fort Randall
Shemya

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