Narimasu Airfield serves Nerima, Tokyo, JP.
Narimasu Airfield, located in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, was constructed by the Imperial Japanese Army starting in August 1943, with the runway completed in a remarkable four months by December 1943. Its primary purpose was the air defense of Tokyo, especially after the initial air raids in April 1942, and it served as a base for various air squadrons and even special attack units towards the end of World War II.
Following Japan's surrender, the airfield was taken over by Allied forces in September 1945 and renamed Grant Heights on March 3, 1947. It was converted into a housing area for American military families, with construction of family quarters beginning in April 1947 and completed by August 1948. The former runway became the main street of Grant Heights, and hangars remained visible into the 1960s.
Grant Heights was returned to Japan on September 30, 1973. The site has since been redeveloped into what is now Hikarigaoka Park and the surrounding Hikarigaoka housing complex. Remnants of the wartime infrastructure, such as concrete bunkers, can still be seen in Hikarigaoka Park, and the former runway is now the main street in front of the IMA department store in Hikarigaoka.
*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, pacificwrecks.com, ja.wikipedia.org, nerima-archives.jp, narimasu.tokyo*
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Narimasu Airfield is located in Nerima, Tokyo, JP, at an elevation of 148 ft. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is JP-1953.