Guskhara Airfield
Guskhara Airfield | |
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Part of Tenth Air Force | |
Guskhara, India | |
Coordinates | 23°28′18″N 087°47′39″E / 23.47167°N 87.79417°E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1944 |
In use | 1944-1945 |
Battles/wars | Burma Campaign 1944-1945 |
Guskhara Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.
History
[edit]Guskhara was a photo-recon base for the Tenth Air Force during 1944–1945. Its primary tenants were the following units:
- 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 5 January-26 March 1944
- 24th Combat Mapping Squadron 5 January 1944 - February 1945
- 40th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 18 July-9 August 1944
- 35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (F-5/P-38) June 13, 1944 - September 1, 1944
- 426th Night Fighter Squadron, January–August 1945 (P-61) (Detachment)
- 2nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
References
[edit]This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
- www.pacificwrecks.com - Guskhara keyword search
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