Porac Airfield
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Porac Airfield.svg) | |
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| Part of Fifth Air Force | |
.svg)  Porac Airfield Porac Airfield (Philippines) | |
| Coordinates | 15°04′21.43″N 120°32′32.95″E / 15.0726194°N 120.5424861°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940 |
| In use | 1940-1945 |
Porac Airfield was a
Pampanga on the island of Luzon in the Philippines
. It was closed after the war.
History
Porac Airfield was a single runway airfield prior to the war. A taxiway ran parallel to the runway, with a dispersal area near the northern end of the strip. It was used by the Japanese during their occupation. Late in the war, after liberation, it was used by combined Filipino and American military units in early 1945, such as the USAAF
P-47 Thunderbolts
.
The airfield was abandoned after the war and is now part of the town, with the runway being used as a road.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- www.pacificwrecks.com
External links
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