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New Marianas airfields for RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command's planned Pacific deployment depended on constructing new Marianas airfields.

Question

Could existing Marianas airfields accommodate RAF Bomber Command squadrons in 1945?

Short answer

No; new airfields would have needed construction for the proposed deployment.

Notes

Deploying RAF Bomber Command squadrons to the Pacific in 1945 would have required new airfields in the Marianas. Existing facilities are not treated as sufficient for the proposed force. The response is brief and does not identify construction sites or a schedule. It connects strategic bomber plans to runway and base construction.