Villamor Air Base

Villamor Air Base
Villamor Air Base
AMSL;	23 m / 75 ft
Coordinates	14°30′31″N 121°01′10″E / 14.50861°N 121.01944°E
Website	www.paf.mil.ph
Map
	Villamor Air Base Location in the Philippines
Runways

Villamor Air Base
Villamor Air Base
Pasay City, Philippines
	522nd Logistics Group Headquarters Building
Coordinates	14°30′31″N 121°01′10″E / 14.50861°N 121.01944°E
Type	airbase
Site information
Owner	Philippines
Controlled by	Philippine Air Force
Condition	Active, as of 2016
Site history
Built	1919
Built by	United States
In use	1919–present
Battles/wars	World War II
Events	Philippines campaign (1941–42); Philippines campaign (1944–45);

Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, known simply as Villamor Air Base (

airbase, the Maharlika Hall located at the base is used by the president of the Philippines when departing for foreign or domestic trips.^[1]

Also, foreign dignitaries visiting Manila would usually arrive at the air base.

The base is named after Filipino World War II pilot Jesús A. Villamor.

History

U.S. 26th Cavalry Regiment

.

A Fifth Air Force base, Nichols Field was within the territory of Imperial Japan during their occupation of the Philippines from December 1941 to January 1945.

Nichols Air Base

Designated Nichols Air Base after Philippine independence, in 1997, the base was reduced to make way for construction of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 and Newport City.

In 2010, the

ABS-CBN News.^[2] Photos of this "death van" were subsequently posted on the blog site of the Filipino investigative journalist, Raissa Robles, who reported the discovery.^[3]

Gallery

Villamor Air Base

Two
17th Pursuit Squadron
at Nichols Field in 1941.
Façade of the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum

References

^ Malasig, Jeline (November 17, 2022). "'Maharlika Hall' at Villamor Airbase to serve as president's gateway for official trips". Interaksyon. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^ "Ninoy Aquino's death van". ABS CBN News. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
^ Robbles, Raissa. "Ninoy Aquino's death van". raissarobles.com/. Retrieved August 30, 2013.

[1] Malasig, Jeline (November 17, 2022). "'Maharlika Hall' at Villamor Airbase to serve as president's gateway for official trips". Interaksyon. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

[2] "Ninoy Aquino's death van". ABS CBN News. Retrieved August 30, 2013.

[3] Robbles, Raissa. "Ninoy Aquino's death van". raissarobles.com/. Retrieved August 30, 2013.

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