Gakona Landing Strip | |
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| Part of Eleventh Air Force | |
| Gakona, Alaska | |
  Gakona LS | |
| Coordinates | 62°18′06″N145°17′29″W / 62.30167°N 145.29139°W |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
| Battles/wars | Aleutian Islands Campaign |
Gakona Landing Strip is an abandoned airfield located near Gakona in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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