The airport was created when the US Army levelled Long Bird Island and several smaller islands between 1941 and 1943 to create a land-mass contiguous with St. David's Island.
Notice that what will become the main runway is still in 2 halves, with the centre section of the runway not dredged-up yet.
April 1942 Bermuda ICAO: TXKF IATA: BDA United States Air Force Kindley Air Force Base 1619*1080 px 0.60 MB John Mark Motyer, CD