"WW2 German airfield in the Pacific?" Topic
3 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please remember not to make new product announcements on the forum. Our advertisers pay for the privilege of making such announcements.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the WWII Media Message Board Back to the WWII Aviation Discussion Message Board
Areas of InterestWorld War Two on the Land
World War Two at Sea
World War Two in the Air
Featured Link
Featured Workbench Article
Featured Movie Review
|
Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
| Tango01 | 09 Jul 2016 3:09 p.m. PST |
"Matua Island, named Matsuwa by the Japanese who garrisoned an airfield there in WW2 with 8000 soldiers 60 tanks and a squadron of Ki-44 fighter planes, had two exceptionally long runways. One was 1500m long and the other 2000 metres, either of which was far longer than that required by almost any aircraft of the era. The Island also has a series of tunnels through the island from one side to the other traversed by an underground railway. Apart from the primary entrance portal there are three other entrances down vertical shafts, one 258 metres deep, the next 446m deep and the last 829m deep into the heart of a volcano on the island. Amongst the Soviets who took over the airfield during the Cold War, there were persistent rumours of a sealed underground laboratory…"
Full article here
link Amicalement
Armand |
| dmebust | 10 Jul 2016 5:09 a.m. PST |
Pulp Fiction scenario for sure! |
| Tango01 | 10 Jul 2016 3:24 p.m. PST |
|
|
assembles and paints two varieties of Hurricanes from 
