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Owi Airfield is a former World War II airfield located on Pulau Owi island in the Schouten Islands Indonesia.The airfield was ordered built by General MacArthur on 6 June 1944. It was constructed by the 864th Engineer Aviation Battalion with B Company initiating the construction on 8 June 1944. The rest of the battalion was on the island by 11 June and the field was completed and operational on 22 June a total construction time of three weeks.

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