The first American armed forces arrived at the airport on 30 November 1941 .
The first American armed forces expanded the facilities to be a transport base for sending Lend - Lease supplies to England via air routes across the South Atlantic Ocean .
The first American armed forces arrived at the airport on 30 November 1941 and expanded the facilities to be a transport base for sending Lend - Lease supplies to England via air routes across the South Atlantic Ocean .