Iwakuni MCAS – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni is a USMC air station located in the Nishiki river delta, 1.3 NM (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) SE of the Iwakuni Station in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan. The Japanese government bought a large portion of what is today MCAS Iwakuni in 1938, with the view of establishing a naval air station. They commissioned the new base 8 July 1940. American B-29’s bombed Iwakuni in May and August 1945, concentrating on the oil refinery and Rail Transport Office or train station areas.
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