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Amchitka Air Force Base
Amchitka Army Airfield (A-3)
 
Amchitka, Alaska
Amchitka AFB is located in Alaska
Amchitka AFB
Amchitka AFB
Coordinates51°22′37″N 179°15′32″E / 51.37694°N 179.25889°E / 51.37694; 179.25889 (Amchitka AFB)
TypeMilitary Airfield
Site history
Built1942
In use1943-1944
Battles/warsAleutian Islands Campaign

Amchitka Air Force Base is an abandoned Air Force Base located on Amchitka, in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska.

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