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Beane Air Force Base
Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
Coordinates13°43′59″N 060°57′09″W / 13.73306°N 60.95250°W / 13.73306; -60.95250
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1941
In use1941–49
Demolishedconverted to Hewanorra International Airport
Beane Air Force Base
  • IATA: none
  • ICAO: none
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorUnited States Army Air Forces
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates13°43′59″N 060°57′09″W / 13.73306°N 60.95250°W / 13.73306; -60.95250

Beane Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located near Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean Sea. It is now[as of?] the site of Hewanorra International Airport.

The base was probably named for James Beane, a US Army Air Force World War I flying ace.[according to whom?]

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