was cheaper than transporting the airplanes back to the US mainland. The airplane graveyard included several Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers, Vought F4U Corsairs, Grumman TBF Avengers, Curtiss SB2C Helldivers, North American B-25 Mitchells, Curtiss C-46 Commandos and Grumman F4F Wildcats. See also Bucholz Army Airfield to the south at Kwajalein: Dyess Army Airfield to the north at Roi-Namur: Ebadon Airstrip to the west at Ebadon: Elenak Airport on Mejato: Meck Island Airstrip, an eastern island, between Roi-Namur and Kwajalein: Naval Base Majuro Notes References - Firsthand account of the U.S. pre-invasion bombardment operation by a crewmember of the USS Maryland. Further reading Chapin, Captain John C., USMCR (Ret), Breaking the Outer Ring: Marine Landings in the Marshall Islands, Marines in World War II Commemorative Series, History and Museums Division, United States Marine Corps, 1994. External links What Makes a Battle — Moving images from Kwajalein island during the battle Soldiers of the 184th Infantry, 7th ID in the Pacific, 1943–1945 Kwajalein Atoll Marshall Islands in World War II Kwajalein 1944 in the Marshall Islands January 1944 events February 1944 events Kwajalein Kwajalein South Seas Mandate in World War II Kwajalein