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Example sentences for: airfield

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The town has a sad legacy as it was at the airfield here that German paratroopers landed in 1941, signaling the start of the Battle for Crete.
In 1943 the Duke intervened in the investigation of the murder of Canadian multimillionaire Sir Harry Oakes, a longtime benefactor of the Bahamas who gave his name to Nassau’s first airfield.
When Air Force One landed at Barksdale at about 11:45, personnel from the local Secret Service office were still en route to the airfield.
I was, and still am, captivated by “Babies cry for liquor an' the birds sing bass,” and in the arrogance of my youth, I was certain that nobody else on the airfield either knew or cared who Bessie Smith was, nor would any other G.I. be enchanted by basso birds, so I turned thief.
(There are also flights from Kathmandu to Bhairawa, the nearest airfield, with a bus service to Lumbini.)