Forbes
Early this month, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, confirmed that the airfield from which first atomic bomb drop was launched is being reclaimed.
North Field on the Island of Tinian, was the World War II airfield from which the famous B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, launched in its fateful mission to Hiroshima, Japan to drop Little Boy, the first operational atomic bomb.
The Air Force plans to return the defunct airfield to service to act as a dispersal and divert point for American aircraft targeted by China or other adversaries in the event of a conflict in the Pacific.
When the Enola Gay operated from the base in 1945 it had four 8,500-foot runways to allow room for loaded long-range piston-engined bombers to takeoff. Those runways and other tarmac at North Field have been overgrown by jungle vegetation in the 75 years since they were last in use. But General Wilsbach told Tokyo-based Nikkei Asia that there will be active construction efforts made toward restoring the airfield in early 2024.
“If you pay attention in the next few months, you will see significant progress, especially at Tinian North,” Wilsbach said…
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