Adak (176.645W
51.883N) is an island in the central Aleutians. Completely undeveloped
in 1941, it was occupied on 30 August 1942 by American engineering units who commenced
construction of an airfield in a
drained lagoon. The field was complete in just 10 days. The first
aircraft, a B-18, arrived on 10
September and the first strike against Kiska,
by 12 B-24s and 28 P-38 fighters, took off on 14 September.
References
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